noddle
/ˈnɑd l/noun, verb
noddle is spelled N-O-D-D-L-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, noddle means “The head; the part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of noddle is noddles.
How many letters and syllables are in noddle?
| Letters | 6: N-O-D-D-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 noddle?
Noddle appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 noddle?
- UK /ˈnɒdəl/
- US /ˈnɑd l/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-noddle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of noddle
- noddles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- noddling participle, present
- noddled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does noddle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKinformalThe head; the part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.
- 2
UKinformalThe head as the seat of mental capacity or intellect.
- 3
obsoleteThe back of the head; nape.
verb
- 1
To nod repeatedly.
- 2
Alternative form of noodle (“improvise musically”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).