harebell
/ˈhɛɚˌbɛl/noun
harebell is spelled H-A-R-E-B-E-L-L: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, harebell means “A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of harebell is harebells.
How many letters and syllables are in harebell?
| Letters | 8: H-A-R-E-B-E-L-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 harebell?
Harebell appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 harebell?
- UK /ˈhɛəˌbɛl/
- US /ˈhɛɚˌbɛl/
Harebell has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-harebell.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of harebell
- harebells plural
- hairbell
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does harebell mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers.
- 2
foxglove
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Harebell in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Rundblättrige Glockenblume |
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 harebell come from?
From Middle English harebelle, equivalent to hare + bell.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).