What is the difference between barefoot and barefooted?

Answer 1

There is no real difference. Its just a different way of saying the same thing. "Barefooted" is more commonly used in the southern United States than in other places. "Barefoot" is more common in non-southern locales although the slightly more sophisticated "barefoot" is sometimes used in southern locales as well.

Answer 2

"Barefoot" is used as an adjective to describe someone not wearing any shoes or socks, while "barefooted" is an archaic form that means the same thing but is considered less common in modern English. Both terms refer to being without footwear.