huckleberry
/ˈhʌkl̩ˌbɛɹi/noun, verb
huckleberry is spelled H-U-C-K-L-E-B-E-R-R-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, huckleberry means “A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color, of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of huckleberry is huckleberries.
How many letters and syllables are in huckleberry?
| Letters | 11: H-U-C-K-L-E-B-E-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd 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 huckleberry?
Huckleberry appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 huckleberry?
- US /ˈhʌkl̩ˌbɛɹi/
- UK /ˈhʌkl̩b(ə)ɹi/
Huckleberry has 4 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: En-au-huckleberry.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of huckleberry
- huckleberries plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- huckleberrying participle, present
- huckleberried participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does huckleberry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color, of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
- 2
A shrub growing this fruit.
- 3
A small amount, a short distance, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.
- 4
slangA person of little consequence.
- 5
USslangThe person one is looking for; the right person for the job.
I'm your huckleberry.
verb
- 1
To pick huckleberries.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Huckleberry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fruit – see also buckberry:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | myrtille américaine |
| German | Heidelbeere |
| Portuguese | mirtilo americano |
| Spanish | arándano americano |
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 huckleberry come from?
Probably an alteration of Middle English hurtilbery (“whortleberry”). American English from 1660s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).