la barbe
\la baʁb\
The verdict
“la barbe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Interjection destinée à protester contre une situation ennuyeuse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-la-barbe · la barbe · French
la barbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | la barbe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \la baʁb\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « la barbe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
la barbe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \la baʁb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for la barbe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is la barbe, spelled L-A- -B-A-R-B-E.
Definition
- 1Interjection destinée à protester contre une situation ennuyeuse.
- 2Demande pour obtenir le silence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how la barbe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La barbe ! J’ai encore oublié de me raser ce matin.
On choisissait sur catalogue, mais les titres qui vous faisaient envie étaient toujours en main, il fallait faire une liste par ordre de préférence, la barbe, j’aimais mieux fouiner dans les rayons et me laisser séduire par la bizarrerie d’un titre ou les effilochures d’une très vieille reliure.
This word in other languages
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.