snapper
/ˈsnæpɚ/noun, verb
snapper is spelled S-N-A-P-P-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snapper means “One who, or that which, snaps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snapper is snappers.
How many letters and syllables are in snapper?
| Letters | 7: S-N-A-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is snapper?
Snapper appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 snapper?
- US /ˈsnæpɚ/
Snapper 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: En-au-snapper.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with snapper?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as snapper from its last stressed vowel (/æpəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of snapper
- snappers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- schnapper
- snappering participle, present
- snappered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snapper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, snaps.
a snapper-up of bargains
- 2
AustraliaThe fish Chrysophrys auratus, especially an adult of the species.
- 3
USAny of the family Lutjanidae of percoid fishes, especially the red snapper.
- 4
USA small bluefish.
- 5
IrelandslangA (human) baby.
- 6
The player who snaps the ball to start the play.
- 7
USSmall, paper-wrapped item containing a minute quantity of explosive composition coated on small bits of sand, which explodes noisily when thrown onto a hard surface.
- 8
slangOne who takes snaps; a photographer.
- 9
ScotlandA stumble, a trip.
- 10
ScotlandAn error, a blunder, especially a moral slip-up.
verb
- 1
To stumble, to trip.
- 2
To fall into error; to make a mistake, and especially to stumble morally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does snapper come from?
From snap + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).