# squabble

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskwɒbəl/ · frequency rank #47,923

## Definitions
1. A minor fight or argument.

## Etymology
The noun form first appears c. 1602, while the verbal form first appears c. 1616. Probably of North Germanic origin and ultimately imitative.
Related to Swedish dialectal skvabbel (“a dispute, quarrel, gossip”), Norwegian dialectal skvabba (“to prattle”), German dialectal schwabbeln (“to babble, prattle”), Swedish dialectal skvappa (“to chide, scold”, literally “make a splash”).

## Easily confused with
- **stubble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/squabble-vs-stubble)
- **scrabble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrabble-vs-squabble)

## Common misspellings (10)
`qsuabble`, `sqaubble`, `sqquabble`, `squabbel`, `squabblle`, `squablbe`, `squable`, `squbable`, `ssquabble`, `suqabble`

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