Barbaren

[baʁˈbaːʁən]

/[baʁˈbaːʁən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Barbaren” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,175
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Barbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-barbaren · Barbaren · German

Barbaren · rank #21,175 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,175
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH automatisiert

Nearest frequency peer: automatisiert (-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 „Barbaren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Barbaren“ 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).

Barbaren vs Barren
75% similar
Barbaren vs Barbar
75% similar
Barbaren vs Barbara
75% similar

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

Key facts for Barbaren
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarbaren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baʁˈbaːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,175
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Barbaren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Barbarenliegt 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: „automatisiert“ (#21,174), „Baubeginn“ (#21,176), „Automatik“ (#21,173). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Barbaren“ bei #21,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Barbaren (IPA [baʁˈbaːʁən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,175 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Barbaren, with forms such as "abrbaren", "babraren", and "barabren". 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, "Barren", "Barbar", "Barbara", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Barbaren, spelled B-A-R-B-A-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Barbar
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Barbar
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Barbar
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Barbar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrbaren
  • babraren
  • barabren
  • barbaern
  • barbarenn
  • barbarne
  • barbarren
  • barbbaren
  • barbraen
  • barrbaren
  • bbarbaren
  • brabaren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abrbaren2babraren2barabren2barbaern2barbarenn1barbarne2barbarren1barbbaren1
Edit distance from "Barbaren"

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 "Barbaren"?
"Barbaren" is spelled B-A-R-B-A-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [baʁˈbaːʁən].
What does "Barbaren" mean?
As a noun, "Barbaren" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Barbar
What words are commonly confused with "Barbaren"?
"Barbaren" is commonly confused with "Barren", "Barbar", "Barbara". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Barbaren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barbaren" is [baʁˈbaːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Barbaren" come from?
"Barbaren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bedecken#21,182Aufpreis#21,166anklagen#21,159betätigt#21,194

Similar misspelling depth

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

Automatik12 variantsBausteine12 variantsAdjektiv12 variantsabfinden12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list