barbershop

noun

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"barbershop" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“barbershop” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,179
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.

Corpus desk

Index EN-barbershop · barbershop · English

barbershop · rank #29,179 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,179
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bancroft

Nearest frequency peer: Bancroft (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “barbershop”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “barbershop” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for barbershop
PropertyValue
Headwordbarbershop
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#29,179
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “barbershop”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Bancroft” (#29,178), “Baku” (#29,177), “BBS” (#29,181). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “barbershop” is #29,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around barbershop, anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,179 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for barbershop, with forms such as "abrbershop", "babrershop", and "barbbershop". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Compound of barber + shop. The correct English form is barbershop, spelled B-A-R-B-E-R-S-H-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
  2. 2
    A style of a cappella vocal music, usually sung in four-part harmony.

Etymology

Compound of barber + shop.

This word in other languages

peluquería(Español)salon de coiffure(Français)Friseurladen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrbershop
  • babrershop
  • barbbershop
  • barberhsop
  • barberrshop
  • barbershhop
  • barbershopp
  • barbershpo
  • barbersohp
  • barbersshop
  • barbesrhop
  • barbreshop
  • barebrshop
  • barrbershop
  • bbarbershop
  • brabershop

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of barbershop - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abrbershop2babrershop2barbbershop1barberhsop2barberrshop1barbershhop1barbershopp1barbershpo2
Edit distance from "barbershop"

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 "barbershop"?
"barbershop" is spelled B-A-R-B-E-R-S-H-O-P.
What does "barbershop" mean?
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.
What are common misspellings of "barbershop"?
Common misspellings include "abrbershop", "babrershop", "barbbershop", "barberhsop", "barberrshop". The correct spelling is "barbershop".
What is the origin of the word "barbershop"?
Compound of barber + shop. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "barbershop", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aristocrat#29,167apologetic#29,162cyberspace#29,232theologian#29,123

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list