kibe
/kaɪb/obsolete
kibe is spelled K-I-B-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kibe means “A chilblain (often ulcerated), especially on the heel of the foot (also afflictive to some animals); a cold sore or blister” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kibe is kibes.
How many letters and syllables are in kibe?
| Letters | 4: K-I-B-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is kibe?
Kibe appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 kibe?
- /kaɪb/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kibe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with kibe?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as kibe.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bike.
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).
What does kibe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicrareA chilblain (often ulcerated), especially on the heel of the foot (also afflictive to some animals); a cold sore or blister.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kibe come from?
Origin unknown, but first attested in Middle English.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).