# rabble

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɹæbəl/ · frequency rank #28,681

## Definitions
1. To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense
2. To speak confusedly or incoherently; gabble or chatter out

## Etymology
First attested since 1300s, from Middle English rablen (“to ramble; rave; speak in a confused manner”), cognate with Middle Dutch rabbelen (“to talk; chatter; trifle”), Low German rabbeln, robbeln (“to chatter; prattle”).

## Easily confused with
- **ruble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabble-vs-ruble)
- **rubble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabble-vs-rubble)
- **rumble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabble-vs-rumble)
- **rattle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabble-vs-rattle)
- **raffle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabble-vs-raffle)
- **Randle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabble-vs-randle)
- **ramble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabble-vs-ramble)
- **rambler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabble-vs-rambler)
- **rabbi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabbi-vs-rabble)
- **rabbit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabbit-vs-rabble)

## Common misspellings (7)
`arbble`, `rabbel`, `rabblle`, `rablbe`, `rable`, `rbable`, `rrabble`

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