bilberry
/ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ/noun
bilberry is spelled B-I-L-B-E-R-R-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bilberry means “Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bilberry is bilberries.
How many letters and syllables are in bilberry?
| Letters | 8: B-I-L-B-E-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 bilberry?
Bilberry appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 bilberry?
- /ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bilberry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bilberry
- bilberries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bilberry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.
- 2
The shrub of the above-mentioned plant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bilberry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | myrtille |
| German | Heidelbeere , Blaubeere |
| Portuguese | arando |
| Spanish | arándano, mirtillo |
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 bilberry come from?
Probably of North Germanic origin (Danish bøllebær), from Old Norse bolli (Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + ber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).