ecbole
/ˈɛkbəliː/
"ecbole" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ecbole” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A digression, (especially) one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ecbole · ecbole · English
ecbole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ecbole |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛkbəliː/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ecbole” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ecbole is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛkbəliː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for ecbole in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκβολή (ekbolḗ, “a digression”), from ἐκβάλλω (ekbállō, “to throw out”). The correct English form is ecbole, spelled E-C-B-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1A digression, (especially) one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words.
- 2The raising or sharping of a tone, especially (historical) in relation to Ancient Greek music.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ecbole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ecbole: a […] change in the enharmonic genus, by the accidental elevation of a chord, or string, five dieses above its ordinary pitch.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκβολή (ekbolḗ, “a digression”), from ἐκβάλλω (ekbállō, “to throw out”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.