# Baruch

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbä rəx/ · frequency rank #38,302

## Definitions
1. Any of a number of Old Testament men, including the scribe and companion of Jeremiah.
2. A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
3. A male given name from Hebrew.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (Barukh, “blessed”). Cognate with Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “Barak”).

## Easily confused with
- **bruh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baruch-vs-bruh)
- **Bruce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baruch-vs-bruce)
- **brush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baruch-vs-brush)
- **batch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baruch-vs-batch)
- **birch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baruch-vs-birch)
- **Burch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baruch-vs-burch)
- **brunch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baruch-vs-brunch)
- **bach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bach-vs-baruch)
- **Barca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-baruch)
- **barth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barth-vs-baruch)
- **barack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barack-vs-baruch)

## Common misspellings (9)
`abruch`, `barcuh`, `barruch`, `barucch`, `baruchh`, `baruhc`, `baurch`, `bbaruch`, `brauch`

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