snobbery
/ˈsnɔbəɹɪj/noun, adjective
snobbery is spelled S-N-O-B-B-E-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snobbery means “The property or trait of being a snob” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snobbery is snobberies.
How many letters and syllables are in snobbery?
| Letters | 8: S-N-O-B-B-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th 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 snobbery?
Snobbery appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th 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 snobbery?
- British /ˈsnɔbəɹɪj/
Snobbery has 3 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-snobbery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of snobbery
- snobberies plural
- more snobbery comparative
- most snobbery superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snobbery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property or trait of being a snob.
adjective
- 1
colloquialrareSynonym of snobby.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snobbery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the property or trait of being a snob:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | snobisme |
| German | Snobismus |
| Portuguese | arrogância, esnobismo |
| Spanish | pijada, pijotada, esnobismo, señoritismo |
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 snobbery come from?
From snob + -ery (noun-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).