berlin
[bɚˈlɪn]noun
berlin is spelled B-E-R-L-I-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 24 times per million words in written English, the 3,752nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, berlin means “A four-wheeled carriage with a separate sheltered seat behind the body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of berlin is berlins.
How many letters and syllables are in berlin?
| Letters | 6: B-E-R-L-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 24 times per million words; the 3,752nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 berlin?
Berlin appears 24 times per million words in written English, the 3,752nd 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 berlin?
- US [bɚˈlɪn]
- UK /bəˈlɪn/
Berlin has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Zazollo-Berlin.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Berlin.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-berlin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with berlin?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as berlin from its last stressed vowel (/ɪn/, British pronunciation):
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 berlin
- berlins plural
- berline
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does berlin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A four-wheeled carriage with a separate sheltered seat behind the body.
noun
- 1
Short for Berlin worsted
Fine mixed "Berlins" shoddy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does berlin come from?
From the name of the German capital city Berlin, where it was invented in the 17th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).