raspberry
/ˈɹɑːzb(ə)ɹi/
"raspberry" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“raspberry” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,041. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,041
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The plant Rubus idaeus.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | raspberry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹɑːzb(ə)ɹi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #15,041 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “raspberry” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around raspberry (IPA /ˈɹɑːzb(ə)ɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,041 among 21,470 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for raspberry, with forms such as "arspberry", "rapsberry", and "rasbperry". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From earlier raspis berry, possibly from raspise (a sweet rose-colored wine), from Anglo-Latin vinum raspeys, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to rasp (“coarse, rough”), of Germanic origin. The correct English form is raspberry, spelled R-A-S-P-B-E-R-R-Y.
Definition
- 1The plant Rubus idaeus.
- 2Any of many other (but not all) species in the genus Rubus.
- 3The juicy aggregate fruit of these plants.
- 4A red colour, the colour of a ripe raspberry.
Etymology
From earlier raspis berry, possibly from raspise (a sweet rose-colored wine), from Anglo-Latin vinum raspeys, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to rasp (“coarse, rough”), of Germanic origin.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- arspberry
- rapsberry
- rasbperry
- raspbberry
- raspberryy
- raspbery
- raspberyr
- raspbrery
- raspebrry
- rasppberry
- rasspberry
- rraspberry
- rsapberry
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of raspberry - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “raspberry”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-A-S-P-B-E-R-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɹɑːzb(ə)ɹi/ (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
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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.