Which to use
“barber” is a noun and “bares” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,502
- “barber” frequency rank
- #21,894
- “bares” frequency rank
- 68396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barber | bares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Herrenfriseur, der Friseur, der Frisör, der Barbier (veraltet) | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bar |
Letter map: barber vs bares
Shared letters muted; letters that set barber and bares apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: barber vs bares
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: barber is anoun and baresanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barber is recorded at frequency rank #46,502, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. bares is at rank #21,894, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaːʁəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 68396, this pair ranks #509,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of barber vs bares
Shared letters: aber. Private to "barber": -. Private to "bares": s.
"barber" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "barber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #509,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barber" and "bares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "barber vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #509,126 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.