winterberry
/ˈwɪn.tə(ɹ)ˌbɛɹ.i/noun
winterberry is spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-B-E-R-R-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, winterberry means “A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of winterberry is winterberries.
How many letters and syllables are in winterberry?
| Letters | 11: W-I-N-T-E-R-B-E-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is winterberry?
Winterberry appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 winterberry?
- /ˈwɪn.tə(ɹ)ˌbɛɹ.i/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-winterberry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of winterberry
- winterberries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does winterberry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata.
- 2
The fruit of this plant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does winterberry come from?
From winter + berry; from the berries' persistence throughout the winter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).