To pronounce "noble", say NOBL-e — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈnəʊbəl/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
noble
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Syllable by syllable — tap each one
Record yourself saying noble, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
2
Syllables
5
Letters
/ˈnəʊbəl/
IPA
"noble" has 2 syllables: nobl-e. It rhymes with ignoble and ennoble, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: knobel, knoble, knoebel — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
“This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.”
adjective
“He is a noble man who would never put his family in jeopardy.”
“a noble edifice”
Real example sentences from Tatoeba (CC-BY) — tap to hear each one, or see it used on YouGlish.
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Noble" has 2 syllables: nobl · e.
The IPA transcription of "noble" is /ˈnəʊbəl/.
Noble: An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “noble” in the full dictionary →