barrier

Other forms of barrier

plural

barriers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about barrier

What does barrier mean?

barrier means "a structure or object that impedes free movement". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in barrier?

barrier has 3 syllables: bar-ri-er. The stress falls on "bar". In IPA it is /ˈbæɹiɚ/.

What is another word for barrier?

Close synonyms include roadblock. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is barrier a common word?

barrier is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.