nobby
adjective
nobby is spelled N-O-B-B-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Nobby, the name). As an adjective, nobby means “Wealthy or of high social position; of or pertaining to a nob (person of great wealth or social standing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nobby?
| Letters | 5: N-O-B-B-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is nobby?
Nobby appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Nobby, 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 nobby?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nobby.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nobby
- nobbier comparative
- nobbiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nobby mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKinformalWealthy or of high social position; of or pertaining to a nob (person of great wealth or social standing).
- 2
USinformalFashionable or chic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nobby come from?
From nob + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).