hackberry
/ˈhækˌbɛ˞.ɹi/noun
hackberry is spelled H-A-C-K-B-E-R-R-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hackberry means “Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern Hemisphere, having small fruit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hackberry is hackberries.
How many letters and syllables are in hackberry?
| Letters | 9: H-A-C-K-B-E-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 hackberry?
Hackberry appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 hackberry?
- US /ˈhækˌbɛ˞.ɹi/
Hackberry 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hackberry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hackberry
- hackberries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hackberry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern Hemisphere, having small fruit.
- 2
Fruit of these plants.
- 3
The wood of these plants.
- 4
A bird cherry, any member of the species Prunus padus of cherry trees, of Eurasia, or its berry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hackberry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | micocoulier , micocoule |
| German | Zürgelbaum, Nesselbaum |
| Portuguese | lódão |
| Spanish | almez, ramón, tala , almeza, latón |
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 hackberry come from?
A variant of hagberry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).