barbac

\baʁ.bak\

/\baʁ.bak\/ noun

The verdict

“barbac” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Barbecue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-barbac · barbac · French

barbac · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for barbac
PropertyValue
Headwordbarbac
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\baʁ.bak\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « barbac » en français

barbacsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barbac is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \baʁ.bak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Barbecue.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for barbac, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is barbac, spelled B-A-R-B-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Barbecue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how barbac appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ca ne me choque pas un barbac le soir du mariage, au contraire, c’est super si tu veux ton thème champêtre!
  2. Quelle viande prendre pour un barbac ??

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barbac"?
"barbac" is spelled B-A-R-B-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is \baʁ.bak\.
What does "barbac" mean?
As a noun, "barbac" means: Barbecue.
How do you pronounce "barbac"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barbac" is \baʁ.bak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barbac" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list