lobule
/ˈlɑb.jul/noun
lobule is spelled L-O-B-U-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lobule means “A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lobule is lobules.
How many letters and syllables are in lobule?
| Letters | 6: L-O-B-U-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 lobule?
Lobule appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 lobule?
- UK /ˈlɒb.juːl/
- US /ˈlɑb.jul/
Lobule has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lobule.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lobule?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lobule from its last stressed vowel (/ɑbjul/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: boulle.
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 lobule
- lobules plural
- lobula
- lobulus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lobule mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe.
- 2
In liverworts with bilobed leaves, the smaller of the two lobes, sometimes modified to form a sac.
- 3
A tongue-like structure opposite the scutellum in grasses; the epiblast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lobule in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe:
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 lobule come from?
From lobe + -ule (diminutive suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).