kibble
/ˈkɪbəl/verb, noun
kibble is spelled K-I-B-B-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, kibble means “To grind coarsely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kibble?
| Letters | 6: K-I-B-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is kibble?
Kibble appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 kibble?
- /ˈkɪbəl/
Kibble has 2 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-kibble.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kibble
- kibbles present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- kibbling participle, present
- kibbled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kibble mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To grind coarsely.
kibbled oats
noun
- 1
Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed.
- 2
Any artificial animal feed in pellet form.
- 3
Food that is high in nutritional value yet tasteless.
- 4
An iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface.
- 5
A mallet used in the game of trap ball.
- 6
slangIn the Transformers fandom, pieces of a toy or figure necessary for one mode, but appearing out of place or unnecessary in the other.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kibble in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | concasser , croquette |
| German | schroten , Trockenfutter, Schrot |
| Spanish | pienso, galletitas, croquetas |
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 kibble come from?
Unknown; verb sense c. 1790, Shropshire dialect, perhaps variant of chip or derived from Etymology 2 below.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).