barfi
noun
barfi is spelled B-A-R-F-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, barfi means “An Indian dessert made from sweetened, condensed milk flavoured with fruit and spices” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of barfi is barfis.
How many letters and syllables are in barfi?
| Letters | 5: B-A-R-F-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is barfi?
Barfi appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd 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 barfi?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-barfi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of barfi
- barfis plural
- borfee
- burfee
- burfi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does barfi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Indian dessert made from sweetened, condensed milk flavoured with fruit and spices.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does barfi come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani برفی / बर्फ़ी (barfī).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).