barbie
/bɑː(ɹ)bi/noun
barbie is spelled B-A-R-B-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, barbie means “A barbecue (apparatus for grilling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of barbie is barbies.
How many letters and syllables are in barbie?
| Letters | 6: B-A-R-B-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th 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 barbie?
Barbie appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th 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 barbie?
- /bɑː(ɹ)bi/
Barbie has 2 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: EN-AU_ck1_barbie.ogg, En-us-Barbie.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Barbie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of barbie
- barbies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does barbie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaUKinformalA barbecue (apparatus for grilling).
- 2
AustraliaUKinformalA barbecue (event: cookout).
- 3
informalA barbiturate.
noun
- 1
A tall, slender female fashion doll.
- 2
derogatoryinformalA beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman.
I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world / Life in plastic, it's fantastic / You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere / Imagination, life is your creation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Barbie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense doll:
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 barbie come from?
Clipping of barbecue + -ie (diminutive suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).