snagger
noun
snagger is spelled S-N-A-G-G-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snagger means “A fishing hook consisting of several hooks radiating from a centre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snagger is snaggers.
How many letters and syllables are in snagger?
| Letters | 7: S-N-A-G-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is snagger?
Snagger appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce snagger?
- US
Snagger has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-snagger.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of snagger
- snaggers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snagger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fishing hook consisting of several hooks radiating from a centre.
- 2
A tool for lopping superfluous branches from a tree.
- 3
AustraliaThe slowest shearer in the shearing shed; an inexpert or poor shearer.
- 4
A person who works on a snag-boat clearing away obstacles in the river.
- 5
UKA turnip.
- 6
IrelandUKA person who reviews newly built properties to find issues to be remedied before the client buying the home moves in; someone who produces a snag list.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does snagger come from?
From snag + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).