Kerry
/ˈkɛɹi/noun
Kerry is spelled K-E-R-R-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Kerry means “An animal belonging to a rare breed of dairy cattle, native to Ireland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Kerry is Kerries.
How many letters and syllables are in Kerry?
| Letters | 5: K-E-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.1 times per million words; the 8,918th 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 Kerry?
Kerry appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th 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 Kerry?
- /ˈkɛɹi/
Kerry 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-Kerry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Kerry
- Kerries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Kerry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An animal belonging to a rare breed of dairy cattle, native to Ireland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).