# cobb

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɒb/ · frequency rank #14,922

## Definitions
1. A sea-cob or gull.
2. A pier made from cobblestones.
3. A hand-basket, especially made from wicker.
4. A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe. Also called cob, rammed earth or pisé.
5. A knock or blow.
6. Alternative form of cob (“person of mixed (black and white) race”).

## Etymology
Variant spelling of cob.

## Easily confused with
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-cop)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-con)
- **cow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-cow)
- **cos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-cos)
- **col** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-col)
- **cox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-cox)
- **cod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-cod)
- **Cub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-cub)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-cor)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-coo)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-cot)
- **Coe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-coe)
- **coz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-coz)
- **coy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-coy)
- **cog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-cog)
- **Cov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-cov)
- **CoC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-coc)
- **come** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-come)
- **cost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-cost)
- **cool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-cool)

## Common misspellings (3)
`cbob`, `ccobb`, `ocbb`

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