barista
ba·ris·ta/bəˈɹis.tə/noun, verb
barista is spelled B-A-R-I-S-T-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables (ba·ris·ta). It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, barista means “A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of barista is baristas or baristi.
How many letters and syllables are in barista?
| Letters | 7: B-A-R-I-S-T-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ba·ris·ta |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is barista?
Barista appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 barista?
- UK /bəˈɹiːs.tə/
- UK /bəˈɹɪs.tə/
- US /bəˈɹis.tə/
Barista has 3 syllables, split ba·ris·ta in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-barista.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with barista?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as barista from its last stressed vowel (/istə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of barista
- baristas plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- baristi plural
- barista-ing participle, present
- baristaing participle, present
- baristaed participle, past
- barista'd participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does barista mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.
verb
- 1
To work as a barista.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Barista in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers:
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 barista come from?
Borrowed from Italian barista (“bartender”, literally “barist”), from bar (from English bar) + -ista (“-ist”); compare barman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).