# barren vs Barron

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### barren
*adjective · IPA /ˈbæɹən/ · frequency rank #17,081*
Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.

### Barron
*name · frequency rank #23,756*
A surname from Anglo-Norman.

## Source
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