# barbecue vs BBQ

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### BBQ
*noun · IPA \baʁ.bə.kju\ · frequency rank #27,336*
Barbecue.

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