bird cherry
"bird-cherry" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bird cherry” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prunus padus or any deciduous species of Prunus subg. Padus that is closely related to it (tree or fruit).
Corpus desk
Index EN-bird-cherry · bird cherry · English
bird cherry · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bird cherry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bird cherry” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bird cherry is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for bird cherry in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is bird cherry, spelled B-I-R-D- -C-H-E-R-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Prunus padus or any deciduous species of Prunus subg. Padus that is closely related to it (tree or fruit).
- 2Pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)
- 3Sweet cherry (Prunus avium).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bird cherry appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On the verdant slope and down by the edge of the water, the bird-cherry and the mountain ash displayed their flowery garb of summer.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.