# pebble

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɛb.əl/ · frequency rank #18,648

## Definitions
1. A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
2. A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
3. A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
4. Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
5. A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.
6. A small piece of crack cocaine.

## Etymology
From Middle English pibel (also in pibleston), from Old English papolstān (“pebble-stone”), from Old English *papol, *pyppel, *pæbbel of unknown origin + Old English stān. Compare Albanian popël.

## Easily confused with
- **Pele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pebble-vs-pele)
- **people** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pebble-vs-people)
- **peddle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pebble-vs-peddle)
- **penile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pebble-vs-penile)
- **pebbles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pebble-vs-pebbles)
- **Peebles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pebble-vs-peebles)

## Common misspellings (7)
`epbble`, `pbeble`, `pebbel`, `pebblle`, `peblbe`, `peble`, `ppebble`

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