# Snape

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #30,591

## Definitions
1. A village in Snape with Thorp parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2684).
2. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3958).
3. A surname from Old English.

## Etymology
First attested in the late 18th century. Derived from various villages in England and southern Scotland sharing this name.

## Easily confused with
- **SNP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-snp)
- **soap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-soap)
- **swap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-swap)
- **snip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-snip)
- **state** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-state)
- **space** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-space)
- **stage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-stage)
- **spare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-spare)
- **stake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-stake)
- **stare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-stare)
- **swipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-swipe)
- **stale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-stale)
- **spade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-spade)
- **snare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-snare)
- **snipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-snipe)
- **stave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-stave)
- **suave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-suave)
- **spate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-spate)
- **snore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-snore)
- **soapy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-soapy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`nsape`, `sanpe`, `snaep`, `snappe`, `snnape`, `snpae`, `ssnape`

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