snaggletooth
noun
snaggletooth is spelled S-N-A-G-G-L-E-T-O-O-T-H: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snaggletooth means “A tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snaggletooth is snaggleteeth or snaggletooths.
How many letters and syllables are in snaggletooth?
| Letters | 12: S-N-A-G-G-L-E-T-O-O-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is snaggletooth?
Snaggletooth appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 snaggletooth?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-snaggletooth.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of snaggletooth
- snaggleteeth plural
- snaggletooths plural
- snaggle-tooth
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snaggletooth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken.
- 2
A predatory fish of the genus Astronesthes, so-called because of its teeth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does snaggletooth come from?
From snaggle + tooth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).