# barista

> English word · Noun · IPA /bəˈɹiːs.tə/ · frequency rank #28,124

## Definitions
1. A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian barista (“bartender”, literally “barist”), from bar (from English bar) + -ista (“-ist”); compare barman.

## Easily confused with
- **Batista** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barista-vs-batista)
- **Bautista** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barista-vs-bautista)

## Common misspellings (10)
`abrista`, `bairsta`, `barisat`, `barissta`, `baristta`, `baritsa`, `barrista`, `barsita`, `bbarista`, `braista`

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