# snack vs snap

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### snack
*noun · IPA /snæk/ · frequency rank #8,351*
A light meal.

### snap
*noun · IPA /snæp/ · frequency rank #5,084*
A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-snap