bubbler
[bʌb.lə]
"bubbler" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bubbler” is uncommon English (frequency #86,092 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,092
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Something that emits bubbles.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bubbler · bubbler · English
bubbler · rank #86,092 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,092
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH BTO
Nearest frequency peer: BTO (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “bubbler”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- brung
brung
13,912 corpus weight
- BTO
BTO
13,910 corpus weight
- bubbler
bubbler
13,909 corpus weight
- buckthorn
buckthorn
13,908 corpus weight
- buhl
buhl
13,907 corpus weight
- burpee
burpee
13,905 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “bubbler” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bubbler |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bʌb.lə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #86,092 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bubbler” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bubbler is uncommon English at frequency #86,092 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bʌb.lə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bubbler, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bubble + -er. The correct English form is bubbler, spelled B-U-B-B-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Something that emits bubbles.
- 2An airstone for an aquarium.
- 3A drinking fountain.
- 4A device used for smoking marijuana, similar to a cannabis pipe but with a section that holds water, like a bong
- 5One who cheats.
- 6A freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), of central North America.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bubbler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In proof of this I can assert my success in extinguishing a youthful bubbler near Reykholt church.
There are many types of fountain from which persons may drink by taking the nozzle of the bubbler into the mouth, and this practice is common; furthermore, there are many types in the use of which water from the lips of the consumer falls back onto the bubbler at the point of outlet.
Etymology
From bubble + -er.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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