sniffer
/ˈsnɪfɚ/noun
sniffer is spelled S-N-I-F-F-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sniffer means “One who sniffs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sniffer is sniffers.
How many letters and syllables are in sniffer?
| Letters | 7: S-N-I-F-F-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 sniffer?
Sniffer appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 sniffer?
- US /ˈsnɪfɚ/
Sniffer 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sniffer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sniffer?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sniffer from its last stressed vowel (/ɪfəɹ/):
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 sniffer
- sniffers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sniffer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who sniffs.
- 2
informalThe nose.
- 3
A software or hardware tool for intercepting and logging network traffic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sniffer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | farejador , sniffer |
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 sniffer come from?
From sniff + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).