snicker
/ˈsnɪkɚ/noun, verb
snicker is spelled S-N-I-C-K-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snicker means “A stifled or broken laugh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snicker is snickers.
How many letters and syllables are in snicker?
| Letters | 7: S-N-I-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd 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 snicker?
Snicker appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 snicker?
- UK /ˈsnɪk.ə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈsnɪkɚ/
Snicker 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-snicker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with snicker?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as snicker from its last stressed vowel (/ɪkəɹ/):
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 snicker
- snickers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- snigger
- snickering participle, present
- snickered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snicker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A stifled or broken laugh.
- 2
rareA player who snicks the ball.
verb
- 1
To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.
- 2
To utter through a laugh of this kind.
- 3
To whinny.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snicker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ricanement , ricaner |
| German | Kichern, Gekicher , kichern |
| Spanish | risita , reír disimuladamente |
| Portuguese | casquinar |
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 snicker come from?
US variant of the British snigger, possibly of onomatopoeic origin, similar to Dutch snikken (“to gasp; sob”). The noun is first recorded 1836, from the verb. Compare also Scottish smicker (“to smile or laugh in a sniggering or leery way, smirk”). More at smicker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).