blabber
/ˈblæb.ɚ/verb, noun
blabber is spelled B-L-A-B-B-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, blabber means “To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in blabber?
| Letters | 7: B-L-A-B-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is blabber?
Blabber appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce blabber?
- /ˈblæb.ɚ/
Blabber has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-blabber.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with blabber?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as blabber.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: babbler.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of blabber
- blabbers present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- blabbering participle, present
- blabbered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blabber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
- 2
To blab; to reveal a secret.
- 3
UKobsoleteTo stick out one's tongue.
noun
- 1
A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blabber in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does blabber come from?
Inherited from Middle English blaberen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).