glub
/ɡlʌb/noun, verb
glub is spelled G-L-U-B: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glub means “The sound of underwater bubbles, or of water bubbling (often used repetitively)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glub is glubs.
How many letters and syllables are in glub?
| Letters | 4: G-L-U-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glub?
Glub appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce glub?
- /ɡlʌb/
- /ɡlʊb/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-glub.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of glub
- glubs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- glubbing participle, present
- glubbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glub mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalThe sound of underwater bubbles, or of water bubbling (often used repetitively).
verb
- 1
informalTo make a sound like underwater bubbling; to glug.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glub come from?
Imitative; compare glug.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).