chokeberry
/ˈtʃəʊkbəri/noun
chokeberry is spelled C-H-O-K-E-B-E-R-R-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chokeberry means “Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chokeberry is chokeberries.
How many letters and syllables are in chokeberry?
| Letters | 10: C-H-O-K-E-B-E-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 chokeberry?
Chokeberry appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 chokeberry?
- /ˈtʃəʊkbəri/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-chokeberry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chokeberry
- chokeberries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chokeberry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.
- 2
The fruit of such a shrub.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chokeberry come from?
From choke + berry, describing the astringency of the fruits, which are inedible when raw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).