# snooze

> English word · Verb · IPA /snuːz/ · frequency rank #29,842

## Definitions
1. To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
2. To pause; to postpone for a short while.

## Etymology
Unknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snusa (“to snore lightly”). Compare also Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō, “to doze, drowse”) and Russian сон (son, “sleep, dream”).

## Easily confused with
- **snore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snooze-vs-snore)
- **stooge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snooze-vs-stooge)
- **snoop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoop-vs-snooze)
- **sneeze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneeze-vs-snooze)
- **Snoopy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoopy-vs-snooze)
- **snooker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snooker-vs-snooze)

## Common misspellings (8)
`nsooze`, `snnooze`, `snooez`, `snoozze`, `snoze`, `snozoe`, `sonoze`, `ssnooze`

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