barman

[ˈbaɾmãn]

/[ˈbaɾmãn]/ noun

The verdict

“barman” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,669. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,669
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que atiende a los clientes en la barra de un bar, especialmente si prepara tragos alcohólicos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-barman · barman · Spanish

barman · rank #40,669 · 10 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,669
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH barlovento

Nearest frequency peer: barlovento (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “barman”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “barman” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

barman vs barra
67% similar
barman vs basan
67% similar
barman vs Baron
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for barman
PropertyValue
Headwordbarman
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaɾmãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,669
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “barman”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.barmancae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “barlovento” (#40,668), “Belfast” (#40,670), “Barberá” (#40,667). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “barman” va en #40,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around barman (IPA [ˈbaɾmãn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,669 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Persona que atiende a los clientes en la barra de un bar, especialmente si prepara tragos alcohólicos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for barman, with forms such as "abrman", "bamran", and "baramn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "barra", "basan", "Baron", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is barman, spelled B-A-R-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que atiende a los clientes en la barra de un bar, especialmente si prepara tragos alcohólicos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrman
  • bamran
  • baramn
  • barmann
  • barmman
  • barmna
  • barrman
  • bbarman
  • braman
  • varman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of barman - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abrman2bamran2baramn2barmann1barmman1barmna2barrman1bbarman1
Edit distance from "barman"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barman"?
"barman" is spelled B-A-R-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaɾmãn].
What does "barman" mean?
As a noun, "barman" means: Persona que atiende a los clientes en la barra de un bar, especialmente si prepara tragos alcohólicos.
What words are commonly confused with "barman"?
"barman" is commonly confused with "barra", "basan", "Baron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "barman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barman" is [ˈbaɾmãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barman" come from?
"barman" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "barman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list