snooty
/ˈsnuti/adjective, noun
snooty is spelled S-N-O-O-T-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, snooty means “Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in snooty?
| Letters | 6: S-N-O-O-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 snooty?
Snooty appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 snooty?
- UK /ˈsnuːti/
- US /ˈsnuti/
- US [-ɾi]
Snooty has 2 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-snooty.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-snooty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with snooty?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as snooty from its last stressed vowel (/uti/):
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 snooty
- snootier comparative
- snootiest superlative
- snooties plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snooty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalHaughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
Sir Sydney was an arrogant, snooty, bigoted prig, so it was with some satisfaction that I wrote out his parking ticket.
- 2
informalOf an event, a thing, etc.: elite, exclusive.
Her parties were snooty affairs; custom-designed cocktail dresses that cost more than a decent luxury car were de rigueur.
- 3
informalEasily angered or irritated; irritable, short-tempered.
noun
- 1
informalSynonym of snoot (“an elitist or snobbish person”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snooty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense haughty, pompous, snobbish – see also haughty, pompous, snobbish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | hochnäsig |
| Portuguese | esnobe, presunçoso |
| Spanish | estirado, presuntuoso |
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 snooty come from?
The adjective is derived from snoot (“(UK, dialectal, and slang) snout; nose”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’), probably referring to a snobbish person often having their nose in the air (that is, acting disdainfully towards others). Snoot is a dialectal variant of snout. The noun is derived from the adjective.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).