# barber vs barbus

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### barber
*verb · IPA \baʁ.be\ · frequency rank #37,678*
Ennuyer quelqu'un.

### barbus
*adjective · IPA \baʁ.by\ · frequency rank #27,333*
Masculin pluriel de barbu.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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