# barf

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɑːf/ · frequency rank #39,696

## Definitions
1. Vomit.

## Etymology
Uncertain. Probably of imitative origin.

## Easily confused with
- **br** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-br)
- **bf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bf)
- **bay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bay)
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bro)
- **bat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bat)
- **bra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bra)
- **Bas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bas)
- **bor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bor)
- **BRB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-brb)
- **BFF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bff)
- **baz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-baz)
- **Bri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bri)
- **ber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-ber)
- **bur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bur)
- **bru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bru)
- **Bir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bir)
- **Bau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bau)
- **born** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-born)
- **base** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-base)
- **bear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barf-vs-bear)

## Common misspellings (6)
`abrf`, `bafr`, `barff`, `barrf`, `bbarf`, `braf`

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