noble

/[ˈnoːblə]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,871

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

noble is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nobel Pronounced [ˈnoːblə]. Often confused with Note and none.

Key facts for noble
PropertyValue
Headwordnoble
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈnoːblə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,871
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of noble in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for noble is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnoːblə]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,871 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for noble, with forms such as "nbole", "nnoble", and "nobble". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Note", "none", "noll", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is noble, spelled N-O-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nobel
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nobel
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nobel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nobel
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nobel
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nobel
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nobel
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nobel
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nobel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nbole,nnoble,nobble,noblle,nolbe,onble

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for noble

Misspelling Variants of "noble"

nbole5nnoble6nobble6noblle6nolbe5onble5
Misspelling Variants of "noble"

Frequency rank: #27,871 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "noble"?
"noble" is spelled N-O-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnoːblə].
What does "noble" mean?
As an adj, "noble" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nobel
What words are commonly confused with "noble"?
"noble" is commonly confused with "Note", "none", "noll". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "noble"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "noble" is [ˈnoːblə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "noble" come from?
"noble" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.