# Barbara vs barber

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Barbara
*name · IPA [ˈbaʁbaʁa] · frequency rank #3,560*
weiblicher Vorname

### barber
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #46,502*
der Herrenfriseur, der Friseur, der Frisör, der Barbier (veraltet)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/barbara-vs-barber