# cobble

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒb.əl/ · frequency rank #40,620

## Definitions
1. A cobblestone.
2. A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
3. A 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.

## Easily confused with
- **cole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobble-vs-cole)
- **Coyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobble-vs-coyle)
- **couple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobble-vs-couple)
- **cobbler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobble-vs-cobbler)
- **cobbled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobble-vs-cobbled)
- **cobb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobb-vs-cobble)
- **cable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cable-vs-cobble)
- **cobalt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobalt-vs-cobble)
- **cabbie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabbie-vs-cobble)

## Common misspellings (7)
`cboble`, `ccobble`, `cobbel`, `cobblle`, `coblbe`, `coble`, `ocbble`

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