harry
/ˈhæɹi/verb
harry is spelled H-A-R-R-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 52 times per million words in written English, the 1,941st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, harry means “To plunder, pillage, assault” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in harry?
| Letters | 5: H-A-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 52 times per million words; the 1,941st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is harry?
Harry appears 52 times per million words in written English, the 1,941st 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 harry?
- UK /ˈhæɹi/
- British /ˈhaɹɪj/
- US /ˈhæɹi/
Harry has 2 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-harry.wav, En-us-Harry.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-harry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with harry
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with harry?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as harry from its last stressed vowel (/æɹi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of harry
- harries present, singular, he/she/it
- harrying participle, present
- harried participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does harry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To plunder, pillage, assault.
- 2
To make repeated attacks on an enemy.
- 3
To strip, lay waste, ravage.
- 4
To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
noun
- 1
slangThe drug heroin.
noun
- 1
IndiaobsoleteA menial servant; a sweeper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does harry come from?
From Middle English herien, harien, from Old English herġian, from Proto-West Germanic *harjōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną, from *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *koryos, from *ker- (“army”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).