Barbaras

[ˈbaʁbaʁas]

/[ˈbaʁbaʁas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Barbaras” is uncommon German (frequency #99,528 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,528
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Barbara

Key facts for Barbaras
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarbaras
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaʁbaʁas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,528
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Barbaras” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Barbaras lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Barbaras is uncommon German at frequency #99,528 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaʁbaʁas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Barbaras in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Barbaras, spelled B-A-R-B-A-R-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Barbara
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Barbara
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Barbara
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Barbara
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Barbaras"?
"Barbaras" is spelled B-A-R-B-A-R-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʁbaʁas].
What does "Barbaras" mean?
As a noun, "Barbaras" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Barbara
How do you pronounce "Barbaras"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barbaras" is [ˈbaʁbaʁas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Barbaras" come from?
"Barbaras" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Barbaras”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-A-R-B-A-R-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbaʁbaʁas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list