# wobble

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɑbl̩/ · frequency rank #28,433

## Definitions
1. An unsteady motion.
2. A tremulous sound.
3. A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep.
4. A variation in the third nucleotide of a codon that codes for a specific aminoacid.

## Etymology
From earlier wabble (“wobble”), probably from Low German wabbeln (“to wobble”). Compare Dutch wiebelen and wobbelen (“to wobble”), German wabbeln (“to wobble”), Old Norse vafla (“to hover about, totter”).

## Easily confused with
- **wobbly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wobble-vs-wobbly)

## Common misspellings (7)
`owbble`, `wboble`, `wobbel`, `wobblle`, `woblbe`, `woble`, `wwobble`

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