Barmann

[ˈbaːɐ̯ˌman]

/[ˈbaːɐ̯ˌman]/ noun

The verdict

“Barmann” is uncommon German (frequency #96,705 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,705
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliche Person, die an einer Bar arbeitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-barmann · Barmann · German

Barmann · rank #96,705 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,705
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Barbies

Nearest frequency peer: Barbies (-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 „Barmann“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Barmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaːɐ̯ˌman]
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,705
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Barmann“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Barbies“ (#96,703), „Banause“ (#96,701), „Badeanzüge“ (#96,697). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Barmann“ bei #96,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Barmann is uncommon German at frequency #96,705 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaːɐ̯ˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männliche Person, die an einer Bar arbeitet".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Barmann, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Barmann, spelled B-A-R-M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliche Person, die an einer Bar arbeitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Barmann appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Student arbeitet am Wochenende als Barmann und verdient sich so ein paar Euro dazu.
  2. „Der Barmann goss ihm einen Doppelten ein. Er schüttete ihn rein. Der Barmann füllte nach. Er schüttete ihn rein. Der Barmann füllte nach. Er schüttete ihn rein und ließ einen Zwanziger auf die Bar fallen.“

Synonyms

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); 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 "Barmann"?
"Barmann" is spelled B-A-R-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaːɐ̯ˌman].
What does "Barmann" mean?
As a noun, "Barmann" means: männliche Person, die an einer Bar arbeitet
How do you pronounce "Barmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barmann" is [ˈbaːɐ̯ˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Barmann" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list