dogberry
/ˈdɔɡˌbɛɹi/noun
dogberry is spelled D-O-G-B-E-R-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dogberry means “The berry of the dogwood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dogberry is dogberries.
How many letters and syllables are in dogberry?
| Letters | 8: D-O-G-B-E-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dogberry?
Dogberry appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 dogberry?
- UK /ˈdɒɡbəɹi/
- US /ˈdɔɡˌbɛɹi/
- US /ˈdɑɡˌbɛɹi/
Dogberry has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dogberry
- dogberries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dogberry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The berry of the dogwood.
- 2
Clintonia borealis (yellow clintonia)
noun
- 1
A pompous, foolish or self-important official.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dogberry come from?
See dogwood and berry. Compare also dog rose. Compare German Hundbeere (“bittersweet”), Ancient Greek κυνόσβατος (kunósbatos, “evergreen rose”), Lithuanian šùnobelė (“buckthorn”), Italian mela canina (“mandrake”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).