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How do you spell Barricade?

Correct spelling

barricade

Two R's. BARR + ICADE.

Why is barricade spelled this way?

From French barricade, made of barrels. BARRIQUE (barrel). The first barricades were literally barrels filled with earth and stacked across streets — improvised walls from everyday objects.

Common misspellings of barricade

baricadebarracadebarricaidbarrricade

Example

Police set up a barricade.

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The correct spelling is "barricade". Two R's. BARR + ICADE.
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