Bib or bibb?
bib is a noun meaning “An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to…”; bibb is a noun meaning “Synonym of bibcock”. They sound the same (/bɪb/). In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) bib is about 4.2 times as common as bibb.
What is the difference between bib and bibb?
| bib | bibb | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb, phrase | noun |
| Meaning | An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating Similar items of clothing such as the Chinese dudou and Vietnamese yem To dress (somebody) in a bib | Synonym of bibcock A Bibb lettuce |
| Example | BIB mum | none recorded |
| Forms | bibs | bibbs |
| Pronunciation | /bɪb/ | /bɪb/ |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words | about once in every 4 million words |
Sources: bib and bibb in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of bib and bibb
bib
- 1
An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating
- 2
To dress (somebody) in a bib
- 3
informalTo beep (e.g. a car horn)
- 4
informalInitialism of brought in by
BIB mum
- 5
Abbreviation of Bible
- 6
Similar items of clothing such as the Chinese dudou and Vietnamese yem
- 7
Abbreviation of business is business
- 8
A rectangular piece of material, carrying a bib number, worn as identification by competitors
bibb
- 1
Synonym of bibcock
- 2
A Bibb lettuce
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, bib or bibb?
bib appears about once in every 1 million words; bibb about once in every 4 million words.
bib about once in every 1 million wordsbibb about once in every 4 million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).