Baran

[bɑːˈɾɑːn]

/[bɑːˈɾɑːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Baran” is uncommon German (frequency #99,527 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,527
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurdischer männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-baran · Baran · German

Baran · rank #99,527 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,527
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bannkreis

Nearest frequency peer: Bannkreis (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Baran“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Baran“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Baran
PropertyValue
HeadwordBaran
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[bɑːˈɾɑːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,527
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Baran“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Baranfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bannkreis“ (#99,526), „Barbaras“ (#99,528), „Bandname“ (#99,525). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Baran“ bei #99,527. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Baran is uncommon German at frequency #99,527 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [bɑːˈɾɑːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurdischer männlicher Vorname".

No misspelling variants are generated for Baran in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Baran, spelled B-A-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurdischer männlicher Vorname

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Baran"?
"Baran" is spelled B-A-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bɑːˈɾɑːn].
What does "Baran" mean?
As a proper noun, "Baran" means: kurdischer männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Baran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Baran" is [bɑːˈɾɑːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Baran" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Baran", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Becht#99,542beran#99,556Beter#99,567antes#99,468

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list