Snohomish

noun

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"snohomish" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Snohomish” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,915. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,915
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of an indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Puget Sound area of Washington, United States.

Corpus desk

Index EN-snohomish · Snohomish · English

Snohomish · rank #47,915 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,915
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH snide

Nearest frequency peer: snide (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Snohomish”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Snohomish” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Snohomish
PropertyValue
HeadwordSnohomish
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,915
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Snohomish” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Snohomish lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Snohomish, anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,915 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A member of an indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Puget Sound area of Washington, United States.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Snohomish, with forms such as "nsohomish", "snhoomish", and "snnohomish". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicization of Lushootseed sduhubš, the autonym of the Snohomish people, a proper noun derived from Lushootseed stubš (“man”). The exact meaning of the indigenous autonym is debated even among the Snohomish today, but the usual interpretation is that of "… The correct English form is Snohomish, spelled S-N-O-H-O-M-I-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A member of an indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Puget Sound area of Washington, United States.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It was said that the Snuqualmi and Snohomish had no war dance (sqwā'tsᴇb). Yet at the time of the big potlatch in the autumn the Snohomish performed their war dance and each of the tribes that had been invited did the same. In their war dance the Snohomish sang:

Etymology

Anglicization of Lushootseed sduhubš, the autonym of the Snohomish people, a proper noun derived from Lushootseed stubš (“man”). The exact meaning of the indigenous autonym is debated even among the Snohomish today, but the usual interpretation is that of "man" in the plural, i.e. "men" or "many men".

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nsohomish
  • snhoomish
  • snnohomish
  • snohhomish
  • snohmoish
  • snohoimsh
  • snohomihs
  • snohomishh
  • snohomissh
  • snohommish
  • snohomsih
  • snoohmish
  • sonhomish
  • ssnohomish

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Snohomish - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nsohomish2snhoomish2snnohomish1snohhomish1snohmoish2snohoimsh2snohomihs2snohomishh1
Edit distance from "Snohomish"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Snohomish"?
"Snohomish" is spelled S-N-O-H-O-M-I-S-H.
What does "Snohomish" mean?
As a noun, "Snohomish" means: A member of an indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Puget Sound area of Washington, United States.
What are common misspellings of "Snohomish"?
Common misspellings include "nsohomish", "snhoomish", "snnohomish", "snohhomish", "snohmoish". The correct spelling is "Snohomish".
What is the origin of the word "Snohomish"?
Anglicization of Lushootseed sduhubš, the autonym of the Snohomish people, a proper noun derived from Lushootseed stubš (“man”). The exact meaning of the indigenous autonym is debated even among the Snohomish today, but the usual interpretation is... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list