sniffles
verb, noun
sniffles is spelled S-N-I-F-F-L-E-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, sniffles means “third-person singular simple present indicative of sniffle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sniffles?
| Letters | 8: S-N-I-F-F-L-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 sniffles?
Sniffles appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 sniffles?
Sniffles 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).
Forms of sniffles
- the sniffles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sniffles mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of sniffle
noun
- 1
colloquialAny minor ailment causing a runny nose; the symptom of a runny nose itself.
Many people have suffered from colds, the sniffles and other childhood illnesses.
- 2
plural of sniffle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sniffles in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense symptoms of a cold:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | moqueo |
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.