jibber-jabber
/ˈdʒɪbə(ɹ)ˌdʒæbə(ɹ)/
"jibber-jabber" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jibber-jabber” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Excessive or meaningless talk.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jibber-jabber · jibber-jabber · English
jibber-jabber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jibber-jabber |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdʒɪbə(ɹ)ˌdʒæbə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jibber-jabber” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jibber-jabber is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdʒɪbə(ɹ)ˌdʒæbə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Excessive or meaningless talk.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for jibber-jabber, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: A reduplicative form of jabber. The correct English form is jibber-jabber, spelled J-I-B-B-E-R---J-A-B-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Excessive or meaningless talk.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jibber-jabber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And I would ask counsel to check his sense of humor at the door. My courtroom is a temple of decorum, and I do not tolerate jibber-jabber.
Douglas: Well done on passing the test, Jen... Yes, all those clumsy attempts at seduction. Don't tell me you couldn't see through them. They were a test to find out whether you really wanted to work for me or whether you just wanted to come up here for my body. Jen: Oh, no, no, no, no, no, not at all. Douglas: All right. Jen: No, physically you're just n…
Etymology
A reduplicative form of jabber.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.