# Barbara vs Barbary

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Barbara
*name · IPA /ˈbɑɹb(ə)ɹə/ · frequency rank #5,100*
A female given name from Latin.

### Barbary
*name · IPA /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹi/ · frequency rank #46,329*
The Mediterranean coastal areas of North Africa that were used as a base by pirates in the 16th to 19th centuries.

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