# cranberry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkræn.b(ə).ri/ · frequency rank #23,225

## Definitions
1. A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.
2. The edible red berry of that shrub.
3. An intense red colour, like that of a cranberry.

## Etymology
Adapted in the 1640s from Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German Kraanbeere, from Kraan m (which means and is cognate to crane) + Beere f (which means and is cognate to berry). Equivalent to cran- + berry.
Via PIE cognate with Polish żurawina, Russian журави́ка (žuravíka) (akin to жура́вль (žurávlʹ, “crane”)); Latvian dzērvene < dzērve (“crane”).

## Easily confused with
- **Canberra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canberra-vs-cranberry)

## Common misspellings (13)
`carnberry`, `ccranberry`, `crabnerry`, `cranbberry`, `cranberryy`, `cranbery`, `cranberyr`, `cranbrery`, `cranebrry`, `crannberry`, `crnaberry`, `crranberry`, `rcanberry`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cranberry