# cobblestone

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/ · frequency rank #41,562

## Definitions
1. A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
2. Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material.

## Etymology
From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble + stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`cboblestone`, `ccobblestone`, `cobbelstone`, `cobblesotne`, `cobblesstone`, `cobblestnoe`, `cobblestoen`, `cobblestonne`, `cobblesttone`, `cobbletsone`, `cobbllestone`, `cobblsetone`, `coblbestone`, `coblestone`, `ocbblestone`

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