# Balfour vs Barbour

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Balfour
*name · frequency rank #23,469*
A settlement in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7896).

### Barbour
*name · frequency rank #27,374*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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