# scribble

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈskɹɪbəl/ · frequency rank #40,434

## Definitions
1. To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.
2. To doodle.
3. To write badly; to work as an inferior author or journalist.

## Etymology
From Middle English scribblen, scriblen, scryblen, scribelen, equivalent to scribe + -le (frequentative suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **scribe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scribble-vs-scribe)
- **scramble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scramble-vs-scribble)
- **scrabble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrabble-vs-scribble)

## Common misspellings (11)
`csribble`, `sccribble`, `scirbble`, `scrbible`, `scribbel`, `scribblle`, `scriblbe`, `scrible`, `scrribble`, `srcibble`, `sscribble`

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