bobber
noun
bobber is spelled B-O-B-B-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bobber means “One who takes part in apple bobbing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bobber is bobbers.
How many letters and syllables are in bobber?
| Letters | 6: B-O-B-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is bobber?
Bobber appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 bobber?
- US
Bobber 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-bobber.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bobber
- bobbers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bobber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who takes part in apple bobbing.
- 2
A buoyant device (frequently made of cork or hollow plastic) attached to a line so as to suspend the end of the line with the hook (and bait or lure) above the bottom.
- 3
A style of custom motorcycle with stripped-down bodywork and a shortened (or "bobbed") rear fender.
- 4
A person who rides a bobsleigh; a bobsleigher.
- 5
One who has a bob hairstyle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bobber come from?
From the verb, bob + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).