hobnobbing
noun, verb
hobnobbing is spelled H-O-B-N-O-B-B-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hobnobbing means “A friendly, informal session of talking or drinking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hobnobbing is hobnobbings.
How many letters and syllables are in hobnobbing?
| Letters | 10: H-O-B-N-O-B-B-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is hobnobbing?
Hobnobbing appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 hobnobbing?
Hobnobbing has 3 syllables (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).
Forms of hobnobbing
- hobnobbings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hobnobbing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A friendly, informal session of talking or drinking.
his hobnobbings with the crowned heads of Europe
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of hobnob
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).