# barbeau vs barbecue

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### barbeau
*noun · IPA \baʁ.bo\ · frequency rank #44,323*
Centaurée, bleuet.

### barbecue
*noun · IPA \baʁ.bə.kju\ · frequency rank #9,608*
Gril de plein air.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/barbeau-vs-barbecue