Barbadian

/bɑːˈbeɪdi.ən/

//bɑːˈbeɪdi.ən// noun

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"barbadian" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Barbadian” is uncommon English (frequency #68,850 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,850
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person from Barbados or descended from a person from Barbados.

Key facts for Barbadian
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarbadian
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɑːˈbeɪdi.ən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,850
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Barbadian” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Barbadian lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Barbadian is uncommon English at frequency #68,850 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɑːˈbeɪdi.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person from Barbados or descended from a person from Barbados.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Barbadian, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is Barbadian, spelled B-A-R-B-A-D-I-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person from Barbados or descended from a person from Barbados.

Synonyms

Bajan

This word in other languages

barbadense(Español)Barbadien(Français)Barbadier(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Barbadian"?
"Barbadian" is spelled B-A-R-B-A-D-I-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /bɑːˈbeɪdi.ən/.
What does "Barbadian" mean?
As a noun, "Barbadian" means: A person from Barbados or descended from a person from Barbados.
How do you pronounce "Barbadian"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barbadian" is /bɑːˈbeɪdi.ən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Barbadian" come from?
"Barbadian" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Barbadian”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-A-R-B-A-D-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bɑːˈbeɪdi.ən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list