hubbub
/ˈhʌbʌb/
"hubbub" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hubbub” is uncommon English (frequency #52,387 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,387
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hubbub · hubbub · English
hubbub · rank #52,387 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,387
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH howler
Nearest frequency peer: howler (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “hubbub”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- hosiery
hosiery
47,617 corpus weight
- housemaid
housemaid
47,616 corpus weight
- howler
howler
47,615 corpus weight
- hubbub
hubbub
47,614 corpus weight
- Huda
Huda
47,613 corpus weight
- humorously
humorously
47,612 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “hubbub” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “hubbub” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hubbub is uncommon English at frequency #52,387 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhʌbʌb/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hubbub appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
At length a universal hubbub wild Of stunning sounds and voices all confused, Borne through the hollow dark, assaults his ear With loudest vehemence.
What's all the hubbub, bub?
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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