snoop
/snuːp/verb, noun
snoop is spelled S-N-O-O-P: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, snoop means “To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in snoop?
| Letters | 5: S-N-O-O-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is snoop?
Snoop appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd 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 snoop?
- /snuːp/
Snoop has one syllable (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-snoop.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with snoop?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as snoop.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: spoon.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of snoop
- snoops present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- snooping participle, present
- snooped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snoop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
- 2
To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree.
- 3
UKdatedslangTo steal.
noun
- 1
The act of snooping.
- 2
One who snoops.
Be careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop.
- 3
A private detective.
She hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snoop in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | espionner , fouiner , enquête, investigation , fouine , détective privé |
| German | spionieren , schnüffeln , Schnüffeln , Schnüffler, Schnüfflerin , Privatdetektiv |
| Portuguese | bisbilhotar , espionar |
| Spanish | fisgonear, espiar, husmear , fisgar , detective |
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 snoop come from?
From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”) or maybe Old Norse snópa (“to idle about dismally”), or (“to use a blood found”). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize”), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb”), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth”). More at snap.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).