snipes

/snaɪps/

//snaɪps// noun

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"snipes" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“snipes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,091. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,091
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of snipe

Corpus desk

Index EN-snipes · snipes · English

snipes · rank #45,091 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,091
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Snider

Nearest frequency peer: Snider (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “snipes”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “snipes” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

snipes vs spies
67% similar
snipes vs swipe
67% similar
snipes vs stipe
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for snipes
PropertyValue
Headwordsnipes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/snaɪps/
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,091
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “snipes”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).snipeslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Snider” (#45,090), “sorbet” (#45,092), “snazzy” (#45,089). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “snipes” is #45,091. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around snipes (IPA /snaɪps/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,091 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for snipes, with forms such as "nsipes", "sinpes", and "snieps". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "spies", "swipe", "stipe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is snipes, spelled S-N-I-P-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of snipe
  2. 2
    Obsolete form of snips (“shears, scissors”)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how snipes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a pair of snipes

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nsipes
  • sinpes
  • snieps
  • snipess
  • snippes
  • snipse
  • snnipes
  • snpies
  • ssnipes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of snipes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nsipes2sinpes2snieps2snipess1snippes1snipse2snnipes1snpies2
Edit distance from "snipes"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "snipes"?
"snipes" is spelled S-N-I-P-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /snaɪps/.
What does "snipes" mean?
As a noun, "snipes" means: plural of snipe
What words are commonly confused with "snipes"?
"snipes" is commonly confused with "spies", "swipe", "stipe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "snipes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "snipes" is /snaɪps/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "snipes" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "snipes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Snider#45,090sorbet#45,092snazzy#45,089Simcoe#45,086

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Soriano9 variantsSamaria9 variantstilapia9 variantsromaine9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list