huckleberry
/ˈhʌkl̩ˌbɛɹi/
"huckleberry" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“huckleberry” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #39,851 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,851
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color, of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | huckleberry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhʌkl̩ˌbɛɹi/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #39,851 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “huckleberry” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for huckleberry is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈhʌkl̩ˌbɛɹi/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,851 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for huckleberry, with forms such as "hcukleberry", "hhuckleberry", and "hucckleberry". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Probably an alteration of Middle English hurtilbery (“whortleberry”). American English from 1660s. The correct English form is huckleberry, spelled H-U-C-K-L-E-B-E-R-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color, of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
- 2A shrub growing this fruit.
- 3A small amount, a short distance, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.
- 4A person of little consequence.
- 5The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.
Etymology
Probably an alteration of Middle English hurtilbery (“whortleberry”). American English from 1660s.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hcukleberry,hhuckleberry,hucckleberry,huckelberry,huckkleberry,hucklbeerry,hucklebberry,huckleberryy,hucklebery,huckleberyr,hucklebrery,huckleebrry,hucklleberry,huclkeberry,hukcleberry,uhckleberry
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of huckleberry - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “huckleberry”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-U-C-K-L-E-B-E-R-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈhʌkl̩ˌbɛɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.