# Barbs

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,447

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.

## Etymology
Clipping of Barbara + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **Bas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-bas)
- **BRB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-brb)
- **BBS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-bbs)
- **bars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-bars)
- **bass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-bass)
- **bare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-bare)
- **bros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-bros)
- **barn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-barn)
- **bark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-bark)
- **bats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-bats)
- **Bart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-bart)
- **barr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-barr)
- **bard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-bard)
- **bays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-bays)
- **bari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-bari)
- **barf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-barf)
- **basis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-basis)
- **birds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-birds)
- **bears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-bears)
- **Barry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbs-vs-barry)

## Common misspellings (8)
`abrbs`, `babrs`, `barbbs`, `barbss`, `barrbs`, `barsb`, `bbarbs`, `brabs`

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