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bar

German, preposition

bar is spelled B-A-R (3 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written German, the 2,344th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bar is a German preposition meaning “without” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Bar is a different word: “bar (desk)”. On this page, Bär is a different word: “bear (animal)”. On this page, Bar. is a different word: “abbreviation of Baryton (“baritone horn”)”.

What does bar mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    bare

adverb

  1. 1

    in cash

  2. 2

    pure

preposition

  1. 1

    without

noun

as Bar
  1. 1

    femininebar (desk)

  2. 2

    femininenight club (pub)

noun

as Bar
  1. 1

    neuterbar (unit of pressure)

  2. 2

    neutercash

noun

as Bär
  1. 1

    masculinebear (animal)

  2. 2

    masculinebear (someone or something bear-like, e.g. a sturdy man)

  3. 3

    Austriadatedmasculinesafe, strongbox

noun

as Bär
  1. 1

    masculinelarge block or hammer for machining things or pile-driving

noun

as Bär
  1. 1

    masculineboar

suffix

as -bar
  1. 1

    -able, -ible

prefix

as bar-
  1. 1

    alternative form of baro-

noun

as Bar.
  1. 1

    abbreviation of Baryton (“baritone horn”)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Tier (Raubtier, Säugetier) aus der Familie Ursidae 2. Kuscheltier in Gestalt eines Bären ^([1]) 3. Sternbild des Nordhimmels 4. Schambehaarung der Frau

noun: 1. großer Rammblock oder Hammer zur Bearbeitung von Werkstücken oder zum Einschlagen von Pfählen

abbreviation: 1. Buch Baruch

noun: 1. Maßeinheit für den Druck; 1 bar = 10⁵ N/m² = 10⁵ Pa

noun: 1. Räumlichkeit zum Ausschank und zur Einnahme von Getränken, der Ausschanktisch 2. Schrank oder ein schrankartiges Möbelstück zur Aufbewahrung von Getränken, Gläsern und Zubehör zum Getränkeausschank und Mixen von Getränken

adjective: 1. nackt 2. mit Bargeld 3. rein

postposition: 1. ohne

abbreviation: 1. Abkürzung und Kfz-Kennzeichen für Landkreis Barnim 2. Abkürzung für den Berliner Außenring

suffix: 1. zum … fähig; zum … geeignet; geeignet … zu werden; in der Lage zu …; in der Lage … zu werden

prefix: 1. schwer

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of bar

  • barer masculine nominative singular
  • bare feminine nominative singular
  • bares neuter nominative singular
  • baren genitive masculine singular
  • barem dative masculine singular
  • der bare definite includes-article masculine
  • die bare definite feminine includes-article
  • das bare definite includes-article neuter
  • die baren definite includes-article nominative
  • des baren definite genitive includes-article
  • der baren definite feminine genitive
  • dem baren dative definite includes-article
  • den baren dative definite includes-article
  • Bärin feminine
  • Bärchen diminutive
  • Bären nominative plural
  • Bäre nominative plural
  • Bärs genitive singular

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to bar

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is bar in German?

bar appears 35 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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