barde

[baʁd]

/[baʁd]/ noun

The verdict

“barde” is uncommon German (frequency #75,424 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,424
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pferdeharnisch; Speckschnitte

Corpus desk

Index DE-barde · barde · German

barde · rank #75,424 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,424
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Balder

Nearest frequency peer: Balder (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „barde“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „barde“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for barde
PropertyValue
Headwordbarde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baʁd]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „barde“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bardefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Balder“ (#75,422), „basalen“ (#75,426), „Bahnverbindung“ (#75,421). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „barde“ bei #75,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barde is uncommon German at frequency #75,424 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baʁd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for barde 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is barde, spelled B-A-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pferdeharnisch; Speckschnitte
  2. 2
    Barde, Sänger, Dichter

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 "barde"?
"barde" is spelled B-A-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [baʁd].
What does "barde" mean?
As a noun, "barde" means: Pferdeharnisch; Speckschnitte
How do you pronounce "barde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barde" is [baʁd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barde" come from?
"barde" 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 "barde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list