noble
no·ble/ˈnoʊbəl/noun, adjective
noble is spelled N-O-B-L-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables (no·ble). It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, noble means “An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of noble is nobles.
How many letters and syllables are in noble?
| Letters | 5: N-O-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: no·ble |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,752nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 noble?
Noble appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd 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 noble?
- UK /ˈnəʊbəl/
- US /ˈnoʊbəl/
- /ˈnobɨl/
Noble has 2 syllables, split no·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-noble.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with noble?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as noble from its last stressed vowel (/oʊbəl/):
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 noble
- nobles plural
- nobler comparative
- more noble comparative
- noblest superlative
- most noble superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does noble mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.
- 2
A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.
adjective
- 1
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
He made a noble effort.
- 2
Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.
a noble edifice
- 3
Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.
noble blood; a noble personage
- 4
Of an element, unreactive.
- 5
Belonging to a class of grape cultivars traditionally considered most favorable for winemaking, usually encompassing the six: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, and Riesling.
- 6
Both isohedral and isogonal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Noble in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | noble, aristocrate, nobliau , aristocratique |
| German | Adeliger, Adliger, Adelige, Adlige, Aristokrat, Aristokratin |
| Portuguese | nobre |
| Spanish | noble |
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 noble come from?
From Middle English noble, from Old French noble, borrowed from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscere, gnōscere (“to know”). False cognate of Arabic نبيل (nabīl). Displaced native Middle English athel, from Old English æþele.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).