burble
/ˈbɝ.bl̩/noun, verb
burble is spelled B-U-R-B-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, burble means “A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of burble is burbles.
How many letters and syllables are in burble?
| Letters | 6: B-U-R-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 burble?
Burble appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 burble?
- US /ˈbɝ.bl̩/
- UK /ˈbɜː.bl̩/
Burble 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-gb-burble.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with burble?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as burble from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹbl/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rubble, lubber.
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 burble
- burbles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- burbling participle, present
- burbled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does burble mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek.
- 2
A gush of rapid speech.
- 3
The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body.
- 4
Trouble; disorder.
verb
- 1
To bubble; to gurgle.
- 2
To babble; to speak in an excited rush.
She burbled on, as if I cared to listen.
- 3
To trouble or confuse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Burble 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 burble come from?
From Middle English burblen (“to bubble”), imitative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).