gob
/ɡɑb/noun, verb
gob is spelled G-O-B: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gob means “A lump of soft or sticky material” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gob is gobs.
How many letters and syllables are in gob?
| Letters | 3: G-O-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is gob?
Gob appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 gob?
- UK /ɡɒb/
- US /ɡɑb/
Gob has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gob.ogg, EN-AU_ck1_gob.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gob?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gob from its last stressed vowel (/ɑb/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bog, gbo.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of gob
- gobs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gobbing participle, present
- gobbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gob mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lump of soft or sticky material.
- 2
slangSaliva or phlegm.
He spat a big ball of gob on to the pavement.
- 3
USA whoopie pie.
- 4
A large amount.
gobs of money
- 5
CommonwealthIrelandUKslangThe mouth.
He′s always stuffing his gob with fast food.
- 6
Waste material in old mine workings, goaf.
- 7
USslangA sailor.
Well I have taken the oath of allegiance for 4 years service anywhere in the world and am now a real 'gob' in the U. S. Navy.
verb
- 1
To gather into a lump.
- 2
slangTo spit, especially to spit phlegm.
- 3
To pack away waste material in order to support the walls of the mine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gob in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does gob come from?
From Middle English gobbe (also Middle English gobet), from Old French gobet, gobe (“lump, mouthful”), from Transalpine Gaulish *gobbo- (“neb, muzzle”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).