bearberry
/ˈbɛəb(ə)ɹi/noun
bearberry is spelled B-E-A-R-B-E-R-R-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bearberry means “Any of four dwarf shrubs of formerly all members of the genus Arctostaphylos, three now assigned to genus Arctous, which principally grow in arctic…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bearberry is bearberries.
How many letters and syllables are in bearberry?
| Letters | 9: B-E-A-R-B-E-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bearberry?
Bearberry appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bearberry?
- UK /ˈbɛəb(ə)ɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-bearberry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bearberry
- bearberries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bearberry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of four dwarf shrubs of formerly all members of the genus Arctostaphylos, three now assigned to genus Arctous, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.
- 2
common bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi).
- 3
alpine bearberry, mountain bearberry, black bearberry (Arctous alpina, syn. Arctostaphylos alpinus)
- 4
red bearberry (Arctous rubra, syn. Arctostaphylos rubra)
- 5
A similar berry of temperate south-central China (Arctous microphylla).
- 6
Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bearberry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bärentraube , echte Bärentraube |
| French | bearberry |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bearberry come from?
From bear + berry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).