barger
"barger" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“barger” is uncommon English (frequency #85,019 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,019
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who barges or shoves.
Corpus desk
Index EN-barger · barger · English
barger · rank #85,019 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,019
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH Barolo
Nearest frequency peer: Barolo (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “barger”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Baltistan
Baltistan
14,985 corpus weight
- bandgap
bandgap
14,984 corpus weight
- barger
barger
14,982 corpus weight
- Barolo
Barolo
14,981 corpus weight
- barrette
barrette
14,980 corpus weight
- Batam
Batam
14,977 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “barger” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barger |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #85,019 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “barger” in English
Rare enough to double-check
barger is uncommon English at frequency #85,019 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
barger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From barge + -er. The correct English form is barger, spelled B-A-R-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who barges or shoves.
- 2The manager or driver of a barge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how barger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“Looks like we're here,” Travers said as Jade strode up the narrow walkway and barged into the waiting room. He was a practiced barger, Travers thought as she followed him in, realizing she actually admired him for it.
Etymology
From barge + -er.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).