blubb
German, interjection/blʊp/
blubb is spelled B-L-U-B-B (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 108,721st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Blubb is a German interjection meaning “Used to represent the sound of big bubbles in water, often implying sinking or diving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “platzen einer Blase”.
What does blubb mean in English?
interjection
- 1
Used to represent the sound of big bubbles in water, often implying sinking or diving.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. platzen einer Blase 2. Geräusch, das Fischen zugeschrieben wird 3. Kennzeichnung von substanzlosem Gerede
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of blubb
- blub alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce blubb?
- /blʊp/
- [blʊp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is blubb in German?
blubb appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).