barba
[ˈbaɾβ̞a]
The verdict
“barba” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,465 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,465
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Agrupación de pelos que en los varones adultos crece en las partes inferior y media de la cara.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaɾβ̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #5,465 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “barba” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for barba is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbaɾβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,465 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for barba, with forms such as "abrba", "babra", and "barab". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bra", "basa", "Bart", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is barba, spelled B-A-R-B-A.
Definition
- 1Agrupación de pelos que en los varones adultos crece en las partes inferior y media de la cara.
- 2Formación filamentosa de algunos vegetales o animales que recuerda a ésta.
- 3Mechón de pelo que orna la quijada inferior de algunos caprinos.
- 4Rebabas o flecos desordenados que quedan en el margen mal acabado de un instrumento.
- 5Láminas córneas que sustituyen a la dentición en la boca de las ballenas, y que emplean para filtrar del agua los crustáceos que son su alimento.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abrba,babra,barab,barbba,barrba,bbarba,braba,varva
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of barba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “barba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-R-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbaɾβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bra” - see the side-by-side comparison. barba vs bra
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.