# barbie vs Barbra

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### barbie
*noun · IPA /bɑː(ɹ)bi/ · frequency rank #13,665*
A barbecue (apparatus for grilling).

### Barbra
*name · frequency rank #34,392*
A female given name from Latin, a nonstandard spelling of Barbara. Associated with Barbra Streisand, who changed the spelling of her name from Barbara.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbie-vs-barbra