Barden

[ˈbaʁdn̩]

/[ˈbaʁdn̩]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Barden” is uncommon German (frequency #61,324 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,324
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Barde

Corpus desk

Index DE-barden · Barden · German

Barden · rank #61,324 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,324
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Banalität

Nearest frequency peer: Banalität (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Barden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Barden
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaʁdn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,324
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Barden“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bardenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Banalität“ (#61,323), „balla“ (#61,321), „Baumkronen“ (#61,327). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Barden“ bei #61,324. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Barden is uncommon German at frequency #61,324 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaʁdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Barden in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Barden, spelled B-A-R-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Barde
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Barde
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Barde
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Barde
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Barde
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Barde
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Barde

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 "Barden"?
"Barden" is spelled B-A-R-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʁdn̩].
What does "Barden" mean?
As a noun, "Barden" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Barde
How do you pronounce "Barden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barden" is [ˈbaʁdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Barden" come from?
"Barden" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

begehe#61,334begrub#61,336Bettel#61,354Ascona#61,291

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list