cobble
/ˈkɒb.əl/
"cobble" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cobble” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,620. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,620
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A cobblestone.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cobble |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒb.əl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #40,620 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cobble” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around cobble (IPA /ˈkɒb.əl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,620 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cobble, with forms such as "cboble", "ccobble", and "cobbel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "cole", "Coyle", "couple", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English cobill, kobill (used in various combinations with ston, stan (“stone”), note, nutt (“nut”), etc.), probably a diminutive of Middle English *cob, *cobb, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kubb- (“lump; round object”). Equivalent to cob + -le. The correct English form is cobble, spelled C-O-B-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1A cobblestone.
- 2A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- 3A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling.
Etymology
From Middle English cobill, kobill (used in various combinations with ston, stan (“stone”), note, nutt (“nut”), etc.), probably a diminutive of Middle English *cob, *cobb, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kubb- (“lump; round object”). Equivalent to cob + -le.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cboble
- ccobble
- cobbel
- cobblle
- coblbe
- coble
- ocbble
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cobble - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “cobble”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-B-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɒb.əl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cole” - see the side-by-side comparison. cobble vs cole
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.