warble
/ˈwɔɹbl̩/
"warble" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“warble” is uncommon English (frequency #86,933 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,933
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To modulate a tone's frequency.
Corpus desk
Index EN-warble · warble · English
warble · rank #86,933 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,933
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH Wallington
Nearest frequency peer: Wallington (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “warble”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- WAK
WAK
13,071 corpus weight
- Wallander
Wallander
13,070 corpus weight
- Wallington
Wallington
13,069 corpus weight
- warble
warble
13,068 corpus weight
- Wardlaw
Wardlaw
13,067 corpus weight
- warplane
warplane
13,066 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “warble” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | warble |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈwɔɹbl̩/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #86,933 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “warble” in English
Rare enough to double-check
warble is uncommon English at frequency #86,933 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈwɔɹbl̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for warble in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Perhaps onomatopoeic. The correct English form is warble, spelled W-A-R-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1To modulate a tone's frequency.
- 2To sing like a bird, especially with trills.
- 3To cause to quaver or vibrate.
- 4To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how warble appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Her voice more sweet than warbling sound, Tho’ sung by nightingale or lark, Her eyes such lustre dart around, Compar’d to them the sun is dark.
In the swamp in secluded recesses, / A shy and hidden bird is warbling a song.
Etymology
Perhaps onomatopoeic.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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