# Barks vs Barnes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Barks
*name · frequency rank #28,462*
A surname.

### Barnes
*name · IPA /bɑː(ɹ)nz/ · frequency rank #7,773*
A surname.

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