birchbark
noun
birchbark is spelled B-I-R-C-H-B-A-R-K: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, birchbark means “The bark of the birch tree, especially the white bark of the paper birch, Betula papyrifera” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of birchbark is birchbarks.
How many letters and syllables are in birchbark?
| Letters | 9: B-I-R-C-H-B-A-R-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 birchbark?
Birchbark appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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).
Forms of birchbark
- birchbarks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does birchbark mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The bark of the birch tree, especially the white bark of the paper birch, Betula papyrifera.
- 2
A piece of this bark, formerly used for writing on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Birchbark in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bark of the birch tree:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Birkenrinde |
| Spanish | corteza de abedul |
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 birchbark come from?
From birch + bark.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).