ignoble
/ɪɡˈnoʊbəl/adjective, verb
ignoble is spelled I-G-N-O-B-L-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ignoble means “Not noble; plebeian; common” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ignoble?
| Letters | 7: I-G-N-O-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 ignoble?
Ignoble appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 ignoble?
- UK /ɪɡˈnəʊbəl/
- US /ɪɡˈnoʊbəl/
Ignoble 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ignoble.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-ignoble.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ignoble?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ignoble from its last stressed vowel (/oʊbəl/):
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 ignoble
- ignobler comparative
- ignoblest superlative
- ignobles present, singular, he/she/it
- ignobling participle, present
- ignobled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ignoble mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not noble; plebeian; common.
- 2
Not honorable; base.
- 3
Not a true or "noble" falcon; said of certain hawks, such as the goshawk.
- 4
Of an element, dangerously reactive.
verb
- 1
To make ignoble; to bring low.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ignoble in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not noble; plebeian; common:
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 ignoble come from?
Borrowed from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignōbilis, from in- (“not”) + gnōbilis, later nōbilis (“noble”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).