# Barbie vs barbier

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Barbie
*noun · IPA [ˈbaʁbi] · frequency rank #19,836*
erwachsene, langbeinige, weibliche Puppe aus Hartplastik im Maßstab 1:6

### barbier
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #36,215*
der Friseur

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