# Barak

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɛərək/ · frequency rank #41,007

## Definitions
1. The commander of the army of Deborah in the Old Testament.
2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin, often representing a transliteration of a modern Israeli name.
3. A surname transferred from the given name, often representing a transliteration of a modern Israeli name.

## Etymology
From Hebrew בָּרָק (“lightning”).

## Easily confused with
- **bra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-bra)
- **bars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-bars)
- **bare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-bare)
- **brad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-brad)
- **barn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-barn)
- **bark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-bark)
- **Bart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-bart)
- **brag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-brag)
- **barr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-barr)
- **brat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-brat)
- **bard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-bard)
- **barb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-barb)
- **bray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-bray)
- **beak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-beak)
- **bran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-bran)
- **bora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-bora)
- **brah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-brah)
- **bask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-bask)
- **bari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-bari)
- **barf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barak-vs-barf)

## Common misspellings (7)
`abrak`, `baark`, `barakk`, `barka`, `barrak`, `bbarak`, `braak`

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