# Barbara vs barber

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### barber
*noun · IPA /ˈbɑː.bə/ · frequency rank #9,440*
A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.

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