gobbe

\ɡɔb\

/\ɡɔb\/ noun

The verdict

“gobbe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Boulette de farine utilisée pour engraisser la volaille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gobbe · gobbe · French

gobbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for gobbe
PropertyValue
Headwordgobbe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɔb\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gobbe” sits in French frequency

gobbe falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gobbe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɔb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gobbe, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gobbe, spelled G-O-B-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Boulette de farine utilisée pour engraisser la volaille.
  2. 2
    Boulette qui sert à empoisonner les animaux nuisibles.
  3. 3
    Nom donné aux concrétions que l'on retrouve dans les voies digestives des moutons. → voir bézoard
  4. 4
    Boulette alimentaire.
  5. 5
    Morceau arraché à quelque chose par un coup de dent.
  6. 6
    Bouchée d'aliment.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gobbe"?
"gobbe" is spelled G-O-B-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔb\.
What does "gobbe" mean?
As a noun, "gobbe" means: Boulette de farine utilisée pour engraisser la volaille.
How do you pronounce "gobbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gobbe" is \ɡɔb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gobbe" come from?
"gobbe" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list