hubbub
/ˈhʌbʌb/
"hubbub" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hubbub” is an uncommon English word, ranked #52,387 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,387
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hubbub |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhʌbʌb/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,387 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hubbub” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for hubbub is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈhʌbʌb/. Corpus data places it at rank #52,387 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hubbub, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Mid 16th c. Perhaps from Irish; compare Irish ababú!, abú! (battle-cry), Scottish Gaelic ub! ub! (expressing contempt, etc.), ubh ubh! (expressing disgust). The correct English form is hubbub, spelled H-U-B-B-U-B.
Definition
- 1A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
Etymology
Mid 16th c. Perhaps from Irish; compare Irish ababú!, abú! (battle-cry), Scottish Gaelic ub! ub! (expressing contempt, etc.), ubh ubh! (expressing disgust).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “hubbub”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-U-B-B-U-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.