barbieren
[baʁˈbiːʁən]
The verdict
“barbieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Barthaare entfernen, rasieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-barbieren · barbieren · German
barbieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barbieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [baʁˈbiːʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „barbieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
barbieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [baʁˈbiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Barthaare entfernen, rasieren".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for barbieren, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is barbieren, spelled B-A-R-B-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1die Barthaare entfernen, rasieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how barbieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gegen den Duke of Wellington kochte aber sein radikaler Zorn immer am heftigsten, er spuckte Gift und Galle, sobald er auf diesen zu sprechen kam, und wenn er mich unterdessen einseifte, so geschah es mit schäumender Wut. Einst wurde ich ordentlich bange, als er mich just nahe beim Halse barbierte, während er so heftig gegen Wellington loszog […].“
„Wenn einer der Gaukler auf die rote Decke niederkniete, ging bald der andere herbei und hieb ihm mit einem breiten Schwert den Kopf ab. Er gab ihn dem Barbier, der ihn waschen und sogar barbieren musste.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.