# noob

> English word · Noun · IPA /n(j)uːb/ · frequency rank #39,934

## Definitions
1. A newb or newbie; someone who is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience.
2. Someone who is obsessed with something.

## Etymology
Representing a pronunciation of newb (a shortened form of newbie).

## Easily confused with
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-not)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-now)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-nor)
- **nov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-nov)
- **nos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-nos)
- **nox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-nox)
- **NWO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-nwo)
- **note** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-note)
- **nose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-nose)
- **nope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-nope)
- **noon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-noon)
- **norm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-norm)
- **nova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-nova)
- **noun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-noun)
- **numb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-numb)
- **Nora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-nora)
- **nook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-nook)
- **Nord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-nord)
- **nous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-nous)
- **Noor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noob-vs-noor)

## Common misspellings (4)
`nnoob`, `nobo`, `noobb`, `onob`

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