Snob

[snɔp]

/[snɔp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Snob” is uncommon German (frequency #70,808 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,808
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - blasierter Mensch, Wichtigtuer

Corpus desk

Index DE-snob · Snob · German

Snob · rank #70,808 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,808
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sitzbänke

Nearest frequency peer: Sitzbänke (-3 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Snob“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Snob“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Snob
PropertyValue
HeadwordSnob
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[snɔp]
Letters4
Frequency rank#70,808
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Snob“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Snobfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sitzbänke“ (#70,805), „Sommercamp“ (#70,812), „signore“ (#70,803). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Snob“ bei #70,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Snob is uncommon German at frequency #70,808 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [snɔp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "blasierter Mensch, Wichtigtuer".

No misspelling variants are generated for Snob in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Snob, spelled S-N-O-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    blasierter Mensch, Wichtigtuer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Snob appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sein Auftreten als Snob brachte ihm keine Freunde.
  2. „Nach dem Mittagessen fingen die Leute an, Zweige am Strand mit Aluminiumpapier zu schmücken, und Kerstin Horner sagte, das würde sie nicht aushalten. Sie war ein Snob, das hatte Anders schon seit langem gewusst.“

This word in other languages

snob(English)snob(Español)snob(Français)esnobe(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Snob"?
"Snob" is spelled S-N-O-B. The IPA pronunciation is [snɔp].
What does "Snob" mean?
As a noun, "Snob" means: blasierter Mensch, Wichtigtuer
How do you pronounce "Snob"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Snob" is [snɔp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Snob" come from?
"Snob" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Snob", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sunt#70,857taxe#70,871rota#70,736Typo#70,901

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list