# barbaric

> English word · Adjective · IPA /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/ · frequency rank #20,293

## Definitions
1. of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English barbarik, from Old French barbarique (“barbarous”), from Latin barbaricus, from Ancient Greek βαρβαρικός (barbarikós, “barbaric, savage, fierce”), from βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “barbarian”) + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix). See βάρβαρος (bárbaros) for more.

## Easily confused with
- **Barbary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbaric-vs-barbary)
- **barbarism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbaric-vs-barbarism)
- **bariatric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbaric-vs-bariatric)
- **Barbara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbara-vs-barbaric)
- **barbarian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbarian-vs-barbaric)

## Common misspellings (12)
`abrbaric`, `babraric`, `barabric`, `barbairc`, `barbarci`, `barbaricc`, `barbarric`, `barbbaric`, `barbraic`, `barrbaric`, `bbarbaric`, `brabaric`

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