bobble
/ˈbɒbəl/noun, verb
bobble is spelled B-O-B-B-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bobble means “A furry ball attached on top of a hat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bobble is bobbles.
How many letters and syllables are in bobble?
| Letters | 6: B-O-B-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is bobble?
Bobble appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 bobble?
- /ˈbɒbəl/
Bobble 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)-Vealhurl-bobble.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with bobble
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bobble
- bobbles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bobbling participle, present
- bobbled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bobble mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
- 2
UKElasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
- 3
informalA pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).
- 4
A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump.
- 5
A wobbling motion.
verb
- 1
To bob up and down.
- 2
USTo make a mistake in.
- 3
To roll slowly.
A neat interchange between Mikel Arteta and Wilshere set up Podolski and his finish bobbled into the net via Gallas.
- 4
USTo mishandle a ball.
- 5
rareTo use the bobble stitch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bobble 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.