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“Baron” or “Barren”

baron / barren are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

baron b·AE·r·ah·n

  • nouna nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank.
  • nouna British peer of the lowest rank.
  • nouna very wealthy or powerful businessman.

barren b·AE·r·ah·n

  • nounan uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation.
  • adjectivenot bearing offspring.
  • adjectivecompletely wanting or lacking.
Usage

Examples in context

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“baron”

  • In the 1980s, Baron Otto von Bressendorf created an…
  • Category:Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder
  • …a parody of the Red Baron.
  • Pip Miller as The Baron of Richmond (Henry George Fisher),…
  • Henry Hewitt as Baron von Strick
  • Godfrey Elton, 1st Baron Elton (29 March 1892 –…
  • 1st Baron Elton of Headington in the…
  • …2004, she married John Gardiner, Baron Gardiner of Kimble.
  • Baron Riverdale, a title in the…
  • Self-professed Baron Sentenced to 11 Years on…

“barren”

  • …land burned and was left barren.
  • "Barren Egg" (Eaton, Sobule) – 3:37
  • …son of Pwyll by making barren and empty the kingdom of
  • …Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group.
  • …is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States.
  • …so that much land now barren was formerly cultivated and supported…
  • …imported to the once nearly barren island by Aristotle Onassis.
  • …have been lost on its barren reefs with crew, cargo and
  • …Island, Long Island and Cape Barren Island
  • …of Galatia, is almost wholly barren, only small patches being cultivated…

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