# bobble

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɒbəl/ · frequency rank #44,088

## Definitions
1. A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
2. Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
3. A 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.

## Etymology
* (noun): from bob + -le (diminutive suffix).
* (verb): from bob + -le (frequentative suffix).
Compare bauble.

## Easily confused with
- **bobby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobble-vs-bobby)
- **Boyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobble-vs-boyle)
- **bottle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobble-vs-bottle)
- **bubble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobble-vs-bubble)
- **bubbly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobble-vs-bubbly)
- **bumble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobble-vs-bumble)
- **bubbles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobble-vs-bubbles)
- **bible** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-bobble)
- **Bobbi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobbi-vs-bobble)
- **babble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babble-vs-bobble)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbobble`, `bboble`, `bobbel`, `bobblle`, `boblbe`, `boble`, `obbble`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bobble