# newbie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnjuːbi/ · frequency rank #22,449

## Definitions
1. A newcomer, someone new to something.
2. A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
3. Anything recently introduced into a setting, especially something that replaces an older version.

## Etymology
Uncertain: perhaps an alteration of newie with intrusive b (compare freebie), possibly a blend of newborn + baby, or perhaps a shortening of new boy or new beginner.

## Easily confused with
- **Nellie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nellie-vs-newbie)

## Common misspellings (8)
`enwbie`, `nebwie`, `newbbie`, `newbei`, `newibe`, `newwbie`, `nnewbie`, `nwebie`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/newbie