berthe
"berthe" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“berthe” is uncommon English (frequency #88,114 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,114
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A sort of trim added to the neckline of a dress.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | berthe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #88,114 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “berthe” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
berthe is uncommon English at frequency #88,114 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A sort of trim added to the neckline of a dress.".
berthe has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French berthe. The correct English form is berthe, spelled B-E-R-T-H-E.
Definition
- 1A sort of trim added to the neckline of a dress.
Etymology
From French berthe.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “berthe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-E-R-T-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.