snoring
/ˈsnɔːɹɪŋ/noun, verb
snoring is spelled S-N-O-R-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snoring means “The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snoring is snorings.
How many letters and syllables are in snoring?
| Letters | 7: S-N-O-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is snoring?
Snoring appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th 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 snoring?
- /ˈsnɔːɹɪŋ/
Snoring 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)-Flame,_not_lame-snoring.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of snoring
- snorings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snoring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
His snoring was so loud that it woke the neighbors.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of snore
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snoring in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense action or sound:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ronflement |
| German | Schnarchen |
| Portuguese | ronco |
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.