barbarisch
\baʁˈbaːʁɪʃ\
The verdict
“barbarisch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Barbare.
Corpus desk
Index FR-barbarisch · barbarisch · French
barbarisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barbarisch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \baʁˈbaːʁɪʃ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « barbarisch » en français
Rare enough to double-check
barbarisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \baʁˈbaːʁɪʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Barbare.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for barbarisch, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 barbarisch, spelled B-A-R-B-A-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Barbare.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how barbarisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Viele junge Männer hatten schlicht Angst, eingezogen zu werden und in einem Krieg zu kämpfen, den sie barbarisch und sinnlos finden.
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.