# snooker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsnuːkə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #28,025

## Definitions
1. A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.
2. The situation where the cue ball is in such a position that the player cannot directly hit a legal ball with it.

## Easily confused with
- **sooner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snooker-vs-sooner)
- **snooze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snooker-vs-snooze)
- **stoker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snooker-vs-stoker)
- **spooner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snooker-vs-spooner)
- **snorkel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snooker-vs-snorkel)
- **smoker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoker-vs-snooker)
- **shooter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-snooker)
- **scooter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scooter-vs-snooker)
- **shocker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocker-vs-snooker)
- **sneaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneaker-vs-snooker)

## Common misspellings (10)
`nsooker`, `snnooker`, `snoker`, `snokoer`, `snooekr`, `snookerr`, `snookker`, `snookre`, `sonoker`, `ssnooker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/snooker