ber
/bɛə(ɹ)/noun
ber is spelled B-E-R: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ber means “A fruit-bearing tree (Ziziphus mauritiana); Indian jujube” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ber is bers.
How many letters and syllables are in ber?
| Letters | 3: B-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ber?
Ber appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 ber?
- UK /bɛə(ɹ)/
- [beːɾ]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-ber.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ber?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ber from its last stressed vowel (/ɛə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reb.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ber
- bers plural
- bair
- bear
- bér
- bèr
- bër
- bher
- bir
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fruit-bearing tree (Ziziphus mauritiana); Indian jujube.
noun
- 1
Initialism of building energy rating.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ber come from?
Borrowed from Hindi बेर (ber).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).