snooty

/ˈsnuːti/

//ˈsnuːti// adj

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"snooty" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“snooty” is uncommon English (frequency #50,240 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,240
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.

Corpus desk

Index EN-snooty · snooty · English

snooty · rank #50,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,240
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sneering

Nearest frequency peer: sneering (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “snooty”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “snooty” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for snooty
PropertyValue
Headwordsnooty
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈsnuːti/
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “snooty” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “sneering” (#50,239), “snotty” (#50,241), “smithy” (#50,238). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “snooty” is #50,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

snooty is uncommon English at frequency #50,240 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsnuːti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for snooty, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: 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… The correct English form is snooty, spelled S-N-O-O-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
  2. 2
    Of an event, a thing, etc.: elite, exclusive.
  3. 3
    Easily angered or irritated; irritable, short-tempered.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sir Sydney was an arrogant, snooty, bigoted prig, so it was with some satisfaction that I wrote out his parking ticket.
  2. I didn't like the way you looked at May Arnold, or the snooty way you talked.

Etymology

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.

This word in other languages

estirado(Español)hochnäsig(Deutsch)esnobe(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "snooty"?
"snooty" is spelled S-N-O-O-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsnuːti/.
What does "snooty" mean?
As an adjective, "snooty" means: Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
How do you pronounce "snooty"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "snooty" is /ˈsnuːti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "snooty"?
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 disdainful... 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 "snooty", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

snotty#50,241smithy#50,238shames#50,224Selwyn#50,219

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list