berserk

Other forms of berserk

plural

berserks·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about berserk

What does berserk mean?

berserk means "one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in berserk?

berserk has 2 syllables: ber-serk. The stress falls on "serk". In IPA it is /bɚˈsɝk/.

What is another word for berserk?

Close synonyms include berserker, amuck, amok. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is berserk a common word?

berserk is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with berserk?

1 word rhymes with berserk. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.