Barras
[ˈbaʁas]
The verdict
“Barras” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Militärwesen, Militärdienst
Corpus desk
Index DE-barras · Barras · German
Barras · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Barras |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaʁas] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Barras“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Barras is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaʁas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Militärwesen, Militärdienst".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Barras, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Barras, spelled B-A-R-R-A-S.
Definition
- 1Militärwesen, Militärdienst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Barras appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wie schnell einen der Barras wieder hat! Wie rasch alles versinkt, was man in drei Wochen Urlaub lebenshungrig in sich aufnahm.“
„So in Chaillot nahe Paris beim Grafen Barras, der zunächst für die Französische Revolution, dann gegen Robespierre und später für Napoleon zu Felde gezogen ist und dem die Deutschen ihren Spitznamen für das Militär verdanken; er stammt aus den Rheinbundstaaten, aus denen die Franzosen viele Rekruten »zum Barras« geholt haben.“
Synonyms
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.