moby
noun, adjective
moby is spelled M-O-B-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Moby, the name). As a noun, moby means “A mobile phone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moby is mobies.
How many letters and syllables are in moby?
| Letters | 4: M-O-B-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th 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 moby?
Moby appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Moby, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce moby?
- Australia
Moby 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: En-au-moby.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of moby
- mobies plural
- mobe
- mobey
- mobie
- more moby comparative
- most moby superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moby mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKslangA mobile phone.
adjective
- 1
slangSick; unwell.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does moby come from?
From mobile + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).