How to pronounce blackberry
Say it like BLAK-ber-ee. Blackberry has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BLAK).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce blackberry. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- BLAK
- ber
- ee
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Blackberry pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BLAKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
- berGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
- eeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of blackberry
American and British speakers say blackberry in essentially the same way: /ˈblækˌbɛri/ in the US and /ˈblækbəri/ in the UK.
British respelling: BLAK-buh-ree.
What does blackberry mean?
- large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
- bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle
- pick or gather blackberries“The children went blackberrying”
Where does blackberry come from?
From Middle English blakberie, blakeberie (“brambleberry”), from Old English blacu berġe, blæcberġe (attested in plural blaca berġan), equivalent to black + berry.
Questions about saying blackberry
How do you pronounce blackberry?
Say BLAK-ber-ee. The American pronunciation is /ˈblækˌbɛri/. In British English it is /ˈblækbəri/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in blackberry?
Blackberry has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BLAK). Broken into parts: BLAK · ber · ee.
Do Americans and Brits say blackberry the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈblækˌbɛri/ and the British form is /ˈblækbəri/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.