snakebit
"snakebit" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“snakebit” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bitten by a snake.
Corpus desk
Index EN-snakebit · snakebit · English
snakebit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | snakebit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “snakebit” in English
Rare enough to double-check
snakebit is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for snakebit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From snake + bit. The correct English form is snakebit, spelled S-N-A-K-E-B-I-T.
Definition
- 1Bitten by a snake.
- 2Experiencing a period of bad luck; unlucky.
- 3Jumpy, as if expecting to struck by sudden misfortune.
- 4Being drunk and high at the same time.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how snakebit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bob was feeling snakebit after losing four games.
This was followed by the BP oil spill, which made him look snakebit.
Etymology
From snake + bit.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.