Buble vs. Bubble — Which is Correct Spelling?
Edited by Tayyaba Rehman — By Fiza Rafique — Updated on April 4, 2024
"Buble" is a misspelling, while "Bubble," meaning a spherical liquid form, is correct.
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Which is correct: Buble or Bubble
How to spell Bubble?
Buble
Incorrect Spelling
Bubble
Correct Spelling
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Key Differences
Create a mnemonic: “Big Unbelievable Bubbles Burst Leaving Excitement.”
Visualize a bubble which has two big "B"s inside it.
Think of "Bubblegum" and focus on the double B in the middle.
Associate "Bubble" with "double B," as it contains two Bs.
Recall the phrase “Bubble Trouble” to remember the two "b"s.
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How Do You Spell Bubble Correctly?
Incorrect: She added a buble bath to her evening routine.
Correct: She added a bubble bath to her evening routine.
Incorrect: He drew a fish inside a buble on the paper.
Correct: He drew a fish inside a bubble on the paper.
Incorrect: The children love to pop buble wrap.
Correct: The children love to pop bubble wrap.
Incorrect: He blew a huge buble with his gum.
Correct: He blew a huge bubble with his gum.
Incorrect: The stock market is in a buble right now.
Correct: The stock market is in a bubble right now.
Bubble Definitions
A secure, isolated environment.
He lived in a social bubble, unaware of outside issues.
A thin, delicate membrane of liquid.
Raindrops formed tiny bubbles on the surface.
A thin, usually spherical or hemispherical film of liquid filled with air or gas
A soap bubble.
A globular body of air or gas formed within a liquid
Air bubbles rising to the surface.
A pocket formed in a solid by air or gas that is trapped, as during cooling or hardening.
The sound made by the forming and bursting of bubbles.
Something insubstantial, groundless, or ephemeral, especially a fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
Didn't want to burst the new volunteers' bubble.
Something light or effervescent
"Macon—though terribly distressed—had to fight down a bubble of laughter" (Anne Tyler).
A usually transparent glass or plastic dome.
A protective, often isolating envelope or cover
"The Secret Service will talk of tightening protection, but no President wants to live in a bubble" (Anthony Lewis).
A usually oval outline, as on a ballot or a standardized test form, intended to be filled in using a pencil or pen.
A rounded or irregularly shaped outline, as in a cartoon or other drawing, containing a character's speech or thoughts, as represented by words or pictures.
(Economics) An increase in the price of a commodity, investment, or market that is not warranted by economic fundamentals and is usually caused by ongoing investment or speculation in the expectation that the price will increase further.
To form or give off bubbles
Soup bubbling on the stove.
To move or flow with a gurgling sound
A brook bubbling along its course.
To rise to the surface
Gas bubbled up through the swamp water.
To become active or intense enough to come into prominence
"Since then, the revolution has bubbled up again in many forms" (Jonathan Schell).
To display irrepressible activity or emotion
The kids were bubbling over with excitement.
Capable of being categorized in one class or another; borderline
Coaches evaluating bubble players to see which ones might play at a higher level.
A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
A small spherical cavity in a solid material.
Bubbles in window glass, or in a lens
(by extension) Anything resembling a hollow sphere.
(figurative) Anything lacking firmness or solidity; a cheat or fraud; an empty project.
(economics) A period of intense speculation in a market, causing prices to rise quickly to irrational levels as the metaphorical bubble expands, and then fall even more quickly as the bubble bursts.
Real estate bubble
Dot-com bubble
(figurative) The emotional and/or physical atmosphere in which the subject is immersed.
Filter bubble
An officer's station in a prison dormitory, affording views on all sides.
(obsolete) Someone who has been ‘bubbled’ or fooled; a dupe.
A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
The globule of air in the chamber of a spirit level.
(Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.
Are you having a bubble?!
(Cockney rhyming slang) A Greek.
Any of the small magnetized areas that make up bubble memory.
(poker) The point in a poker tournament when the last player without a prize loses all their chips and leaves the game, leaving only players that are going to win prizes. (e.g., if the last remaining 9 players win prizes, then the point when the 10th player leaves the tournament)
Many players tend to play timidly (not play many hands) around the bubble, to keep their chips and last longer in the game.
A group of people who are in quarantine together.
A bulb or lamp; the part of a lighting assembly that actually produces the light.
(intransitive) To produce bubbles, to rise up in bubbles (such as in foods cooking or liquids boiling).
The laminate is bubbling.
To churn or foment, as if wishing to rise to the surface.
Rage bubbled inside him.
To rise through a medium or system, similar to the way that bubbles rise in liquid.
To cheat, delude.
To cry, weep.
(transitive) To pat a baby on the back so as to cause it to belch.
(transitive) To cause to feel as if bubbling or churning.
(transitive) To express in a bubbly or lively manner.
(transitive) To form into a protruding round shape.
(transitive) To cover with bubbles.
(transitive) To bubble in; to mark a response on a form by filling in a circular area (‘bubble’).
(intransitive) To join together in a support bubble
A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.
Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow,Like bubbles in a late disturbed stream.
A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as, bubbles rising in champagne or aërated waters.
A globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens.
The globule of air in the spirit tube of a level.
Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the South Sea bubble.
Then a soldier . . . Seeking the bubble reputationEven in the cannon's mouth.
A person deceived by an empty project; a gull.
To rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated; to contain bubbles.
The milk that bubbled in the pail.
To run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; as, a bubbling stream.
To sing with a gurgling or warbling sound.
At mine earBubbled the nightingale and heeded not.
A hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
A speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control;
His proposal was nothing but a house of cards
A real estate bubble
An impracticable and illusory idea;
He didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble
A dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
Form, produce, or emit bubbles;
The soup was bubbling
Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise;
Babbling brooks
Expel gas from the stomach;
In China it is polite to burp at the table
A hollow sphere created by liquid or air.
The child joyfully popped the soap bubble.
To produce a continuous series of bubbles.
The boiling water began to bubble vigorously.
An economic situation where asset prices inflate.
The tech bubble burst, causing financial turmoil.
Bubble Meaning in a Sentence
The bubble burst as soon as it touched the grass.
Bubble baths are her favorite way to relax.
The economic bubble was about to burst, analysts warned.
He can blow big bubbles with his bubblegum.
They added more bubble mix to make stronger bubbles.
The soap bubble reflected the colors of the sunset.
The little girl was fascinated by the bubble machine.
He drew a picture of a bubble with a rainbow shimmer.
They were in a bubble of happiness, unaware of the outside world.
Bubble skirts became fashionable again.
The bubble tea shop down the street is always busy.
Bubble Idioms & Phrases
Bubble up
To arise or appear.
New ideas bubbled up during the brainstorming session.
Common Curiosities
Why is it called Bubble?
The word comes from the Middle English “bubblen,” imitative of the sound and action of bubbling.
What is the pronunciation of Bubble?
/ˈbʌb(ə)l/.
What is the root word of Bubble?
Bubblen (Middle English).
What is the plural form of Bubble?
Bubbles.
What is the singular form of Bubble?
Bubble.
Is Bubble a negative or positive word?
Neutral.
Which vowel is used before Bubble?
A (a bubble).
Which conjunction is used with Bubble?
And (bubble and squeak).
What is the verb form of Bubble?
Bubble.
Which preposition is used with Bubble?
In (in a bubble).
Which article is used with Bubble?
A or the.
Is Bubble an adverb?
No.
Is Bubble an abstract noun?
No.
Is Bubble a collective noun?
No.
Is the word “Bubble” a Direct object or an Indirect object?
It can be a direct object.
What is another term for Bubble?
Globule.
What is the opposite of Bubble?
Collapse or burst.
Is the word Bubble a Gerund?
Bubbling could be considered a gerund.
What part of speech is Bubble?
Noun and verb.
Which determiner is used with Bubble?
Any determiner (a/the/that) can be used depending on the sentence.
Is Bubble a noun or adjective?
Bubble can be both a noun and a verb.
Is Bubble a vowel or consonant?
It is a word, not a vowel or consonant.
Is Bubble a countable noun?
Yes.
What is the first form of Bubble?
Bubble.
What is the third form of Bubble?
Bubbled.
How is Bubble used in a sentence?
"The bubble floated gently through the air before bursting."
Is the Bubble term a metaphor?
It can be used metaphorically.
How many syllables are in Bubble?
Two.
How do we divide Bubble into syllables?
Bub-ble.
What is a stressed syllable in Bubble?
The first syllable is stressed.
What is the second form of Bubble?
Bubbled.
Is the word Bubble imperative?
No.
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