nubbin
/ˈnʌbɪn/noun
nubbin is spelled N-U-B-B-I-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nubbin means “A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nubbin is nubbins.
How many letters and syllables are in nubbin?
| Letters | 6: N-U-B-B-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 nubbin?
Nubbin appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 nubbin?
- /ˈnʌbɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-nubbin.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nubbin
- nubbins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nubbin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple.
- 2
informalA small protuberance, bud, bump, or knob.
As an avid button collector, I have had to develop an efficient way of removing the nubbin of thread from the buttonhole.
- 3
slangvulgarSynonym of clitoris.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nubbin come from?
Perhaps nub + -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).