jabber
/ˈd͡ʒæbə(ɹ)/verb, noun
jabber is spelled J-A-B-B-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, jabber means “To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jabber?
| Letters | 6: J-A-B-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jabber?
Jabber appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 jabber?
- /ˈd͡ʒæbə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jabber.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jabber
- jabbers present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- jabbering participle, present
- jabbered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jabber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.
- 2
To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble.
noun
- 1
Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.
- 2
One who or that which jabs.
- 3
informalOne who administers a hypodermic injection.
- 4
A kind of hand-operated corn planter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jabber in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jacasser |
| German | plappern, labern, palavern |
| Spanish | farfullar , farfulla, galimatías |
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 jabber come from?
From Middle English jaberen, javeren, chaveren (“to chatter, babble”), dissimilated forms of jablen, chavelen (“to jabber”), from Middle English chavel ("jaw"; > modern English jowl). Equivalent to jowl + -er (iterative suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).