barbershop
noun, verb
barbershop is spelled B-A-R-B-E-R-S-H-O-P: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, barbershop means “The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of barbershop is barbershops.
How many letters and syllables are in barbershop?
| Letters | 10: B-A-R-B-E-R-S-H-O-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is barbershop?
Barbershop appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce barbershop?
- US
Barbershop has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-barbershop.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with barbershop
Also written: barber-shop (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of barbershop
- barbershops plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- barber shop
- barber-shop
- barber's shop
- barbershopping participle, present
- barbershopped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does barbershop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
- 2
A style of a cappella vocal music, usually sung in four-part harmony.
verb
- 1
To perform in the barbershop musical style.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Barbershop in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense barber’s shop:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | salon de coiffure |
| German | Friseurgeschäft, Friseurladen, Herrenfriseurladen, Friseursalon, Herrenfriseursalon |
| Portuguese | salão de cabeleireiro/cabeleireira, barbearia |
| Spanish | peluquería, barbería |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does barbershop come from?
Compound of barber + shop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).