mulberry

\ˈmʌl.ˌbɛɹ.i\

/\ˈmʌl.ˌbɛɹ.i\/ noun

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The verdict

“mulberry” is uncommon French (frequency #72,562 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,562
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mûre, fruit du mûrier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mulberry · mulberry · French

mulberry · rank #72,562 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,562
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mura

Nearest frequency peer: mura (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « mulberry »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « mulberry » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mulberry
PropertyValue
Headwordmulberry
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈmʌl.ˌbɛɹ.i\
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,562
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mulberry » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).mulberrytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « mura » (#72,563), « muri » (#72,564), « mougin » (#72,559). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mulberry » est au #72,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mulberry is uncommon French at frequency #72,562 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈmʌl.ˌbɛɹ.i\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

mulberry doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mulberry, spelled M-U-L-B-E-R-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mûre, fruit du mûrier.
  2. 2
    Mûrier.
  3. 3
    Couleur pourpre sombre, teinté de rouge.

Synonyms

mulberry tree

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mulberry"?
"mulberry" is spelled M-U-L-B-E-R-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmʌl.ˌbɛɹ.i\.
What does "mulberry" mean?
As a noun, "mulberry" means: Mûre, fruit du mûrier.
How do you pronounce "mulberry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mulberry" is \ˈmʌl.ˌbɛɹ.i\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mulberry" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mulberry", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

morilles#72,557obscurci#72,584Octavius#72,585managing#72,520

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list