Barbara

[ˈbaʁbaʁa]

/[ˈbaʁbaʁa]/ name

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The verdict

“Barbara” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,560
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-barbara · Barbara · German

Barbara · rank #3,560 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,560
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Australien

Nearest frequency peer: Australien (-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 „Barbara“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Barbara vs barber
57% similar
Barbara vs Barbaren
75% similar
Barbara vs Barbarei
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Barbara
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarbara
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbaʁbaʁa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,560
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Barbara“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Barbaraliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Australien“ (#3,559), „bedroht“ (#3,561), „Arschloch“ (#3,558). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Barbara“ bei #3,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Barbara (IPA [ˈbaʁbaʁa]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #3,560 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Barbara, with forms such as "abrbara", "babrara", and "barabra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "barber", "Barbaren", "Barbarei", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Barbara, spelled B-A-R-B-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Es gibt nichts, das Barbara aus der Fassung bringt.

This word in other languages

Barbara(English)Barbe(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrbara
  • babrara
  • barabra
  • barbaar
  • barbarra
  • barbbara
  • barbraa
  • barrbara
  • bbarbara
  • brabara

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Barbara - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abrbara2babrara2barabra2barbaar2barbarra1barbbara1barbraa2barrbara1
Edit distance from "Barbara"

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 "Barbara"?
"Barbara" is spelled B-A-R-B-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʁbaʁa].
What does "Barbara" mean?
As a proper noun, "Barbara" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Barbara"?
"Barbara" is commonly confused with "barber", "Barbaren", "Barbarei". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Barbara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barbara" is [ˈbaʁbaʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Barbara" come from?
"Barbara" 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 "Barbara", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bedroht#3,561Aktiven#3,557berufen#3,563abgeben#3,556

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

hierfür10 variantsLokalen10 variantsMilitär10 variantsRathaus10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list