# huckleberry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhʌkl̩ˌbɛɹi/ · frequency rank #39,851

## Definitions
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. A person of little consequence.
5. The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.

## Etymology
Probably an alteration of Middle English hurtilbery (“whortleberry”). American English from 1660s.

## Common misspellings (16)
`hcukleberry`, `hhuckleberry`, `hucckleberry`, `huckelberry`, `huckkleberry`, `hucklbeerry`, `hucklebberry`, `huckleberryy`, `hucklebery`, `huckleberyr`, `hucklebrery`, `huckleebrry`, `hucklleberry`, `huclkeberry`, `hukcleberry`, `uhckleberry`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/huckleberry