rubble

Questions about rubble

What does rubble mean?

rubble means "the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up".

How many syllables are in rubble?

rubble has 2 syllables: rub-ble. The stress falls on "rub". In IPA it is /ˈɹʌbəl/.

What is another word for rubble?

Close synonyms include debris, dust, junk, detritus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rubble a common word?

rubble is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.