elderberry
/ˈɛldə(ɹ)ˌbɛɹi/noun
elderberry is spelled E-L-D-E-R-B-E-R-R-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, elderberry means “Any shrub or tree of the genus Sambucus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of elderberry is elderberries.
How many letters and syllables are in elderberry?
| Letters | 10: E-L-D-E-R-B-E-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 elderberry?
Elderberry appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 elderberry?
- /ˈɛldə(ɹ)ˌbɛɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-elderberry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of elderberry
- elderberries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does elderberry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any shrub or tree of the genus Sambucus;
- 2
The small, edible, purplish-black fruit of this plant, used in cooking and to flavour drinks etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Elderberry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fruit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | baie de sureau |
| German | Holunderbeere, Fliederbeere |
| Portuguese | sabugo |
| Spanish | baya del saúco |
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 elderberry come from?
Compound of elder + berry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).