Barbados

[baʁˈbaːdɔs]

/[baʁˈbaːdɔs]/ name

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The verdict

“Barbados” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,470. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,470
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inselstaat in der Karibik

Corpus desk

Index DE-barbados · Barbados · German

Barbados · rank #44,470 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,470
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH ballet

Nearest frequency peer: ballet (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Barbados“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Barbados“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Barbados
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarbados
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[baʁˈbaːdɔs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,470
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Barbados“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Barbadosliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ballet“ (#44,469), „Baugruppen“ (#44,471), „bears“ (#44,472). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Barbados“ bei #44,470. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Barbados (IPA [baʁˈbaːdɔs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #44,470 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Inselstaat in der Karibik".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Barbados, with forms such as "abrbados", "babrados", and "barabdos". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Barbados, spelled B-A-R-B-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inselstaat in der Karibik

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Barbados appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bridgetown ist die Hauptstadt von Barbados.
  2. „Das Klima von Barbados ist ganzjährig warm mit geringen Temperaturunterschieden und einem Jahresmittel von 26° Celsius.“

This word in other languages

Barbados(English)Barbados(Español)Barbade(Français)Barbados(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrbados
  • babrados
  • barabdos
  • barbaddos
  • barbadoss
  • barbadso
  • barbaods
  • barbbados
  • barbdaos
  • barrbados
  • bbarbados
  • brabados

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Barbados - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abrbados2babrados2barabdos2barbaddos1barbadoss1barbadso2barbaods2barbbados1
Edit distance from "Barbados"

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 "Barbados"?
"Barbados" is spelled B-A-R-B-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [baʁˈbaːdɔs].
What does "Barbados" mean?
As a proper noun, "Barbados" means: Inselstaat in der Karibik
What are common misspellings of "Barbados"?
Common misspellings include "abrbados", "babrados", "barabdos", "barbaddos", "barbadoss". The correct spelling is "Barbados".
How do you pronounce "Barbados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barbados" is [baʁˈbaːdɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Barbados" come from?
"Barbados" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

auswählt#44,467befeuern#44,473aussetzt#44,466Aufzügen#44,460

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Astronom12 variantsAsperger12 variantsBürgerin12 variantsdesignen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list