yabber
/ˈjæb.ə(ɹ)/
"yabber" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“yabber” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To talk, jabber.
Corpus desk
Index EN-yabber · yabber · English
yabber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Y" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yabber |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈjæb.ə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “yabber” in English
Rare enough to double-check
yabber is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈjæb.ə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To talk, jabber.".
yabber doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Dating back to 1855. Most likely a modification of Woiwurrung yaba (“to speak”). The correct English form is yabber, spelled Y-A-B-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1To talk, jabber.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how yabber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fair dinkum! Will you stop yabbering at me?
Etymology
Dating back to 1855. Most likely a modification of Woiwurrung yaba (“to speak”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.