# snack

> English word · Noun · IPA /snæk/ · frequency rank #8,351

## Definitions
1. A light meal.
2. An item of food eaten between meals.
3. A very sexy and attractive person.

## Etymology
From Middle Dutch snacken (“to snack”). Cognate with German schnäken (“to snack”).

## Easily confused with
- **suck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-suck)
- **snap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-snap)
- **soak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-soak)
- **sock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-sock)
- **snag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-snag)
- **space** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-space)
- **stock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-stock)
- **stick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-stick)
- **stuck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-stuck)
- **snake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-snake)
- **stack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-stack)
- **stark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-stark)
- **sneak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-sneak)
- **spark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-spark)
- **snail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-snail)
- **stalk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-stalk)
- **Stacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-stacy)
- **snuck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-snuck)
- **snare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-snare)
- **spank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snack-vs-spank)

## Common misspellings (8)
`nsack`, `sanck`, `snacck`, `snackk`, `snakc`, `sncak`, `snnack`, `ssnack`

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