snapshot
/ˈsnæpʃɒt/noun, verb
snapshot is spelled S-N-A-P-S-H-O-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snapshot means “A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snapshot is snapshots.
How many letters and syllables are in snapshot?
| Letters | 8: S-N-A-P-S-H-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd 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 snapshot?
Snapshot appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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 snapshot?
- /ˈsnæpʃɒt/
Snapshot 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-us-snapshot.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with snapshot
Also written: snap-shot (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of snapshot
- snapshots plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- snapshotting participle, present
- snapshotted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snapshot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.
He carried a snapshot of his daughter.
- 2
A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.
The article offered a snapshot of life in that region.
- 3
A file or set of files captured at a particular time, often capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state.
This game is so hard that I find myself taking a snapshot every few seconds in case I get killed.
- 4
A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.
- 5
A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights.
verb
- 1
To take a photograph of.
- 2
To capture the state of, in a snapshot.
- 3
simple past and past participle of snapshoot
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snapshot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | instantané |
| German | Schnappschuss , Momentaufnahme , einen Schnappschuss machen von |
| Spanish | instantánea |
| Portuguese | vislumbre |
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 snapshot come from?
From snap + shot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).