Barbar
German, noun/baʁˈbaːɐ̯/
Barbar is spelled B-A-R-B-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 49,558th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barbar is a German masculine noun meaning “barbarian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bezeichnung im antiken Griechenland für schlecht oder gar nicht griechisch sprechende Menschen”.
What does Barbar mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebarbarian
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bezeichnung im antiken Griechenland für schlecht oder gar nicht griechisch sprechende Menschen 2. Mensch, dessen Verhaltensstandard weniger „zivilisiert“ ist
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 Barbar
- Barbaren genitive
- Barbarin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Barbar?
- /baʁˈbaːɐ̯/
- [baʁˈbaːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Barbar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Barbar in German?
Barbar appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).