snakelike
adjective
snakelike is spelled S-N-A-K-E-L-I-K-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, snakelike means “Resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in snakelike?
| Letters | 9: S-N-A-K-E-L-I-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 snakelike?
Snakelike appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 snakelike?
Snakelike 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).
Forms of snakelike
- more snakelike comparative
- most snakelike superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snakelike mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky.
- 2
Characteristic of or resembling a snake.
a snakelike forked tongue
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snakelike in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense resembling a snake:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | schlangenartig |
| Portuguese | serpentiforme |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does snakelike come from?
From snake + -like.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).