Bernese
/ˌbɜːˈniːz/adjective, noun
Bernese is spelled B-E-R-N-E-S-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Bernese means “Of, from, or pertaining to Bern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Bernese?
| Letters | 7: B-E-R-N-E-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd 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; 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 Bernese?
Bernese appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 Bernese?
- UK /ˌbɜːˈniːz/
Bernese has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with Bernese?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Bernese from its last stressed vowel (/iz/, 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 Bernese
- Berneses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Bernese mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Bern.
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Bern.
- 2
informalA Bernese mountain dog
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bernese in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, from, or pertaining to Bern:
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 Bernese come from?
From Bern + -ese.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).