clabber
/ˈklæb.ə(ɹ)/noun, verb
clabber is spelled C-L-A-B-B-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clabber means “Sour or curdled milk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clabber?
| Letters | 7: C-L-A-B-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is clabber?
Clabber appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 clabber?
- /ˈklæb.ə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-clabber.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clabber
- clauber
- clabbers present, singular, he/she/it
- clabbering participle, present
- clabbered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clabber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Sour or curdled milk.
- 2
Wet clay or mud.
verb
- 1
To sour or curdle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clabber come from?
Shortening of bonny clabber, from Irish bainne clábar (“mud, thick milk for churning”) or a Scots Gaelic cognate thereof; the latter is probably related to láib (“dirt, mud, filth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).