snort
/snɔɹt/noun, verb
snort is spelled S-N-O-R-T: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snort means “The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snort is snorts.
How many letters and syllables are in snort?
| Letters | 5: S-N-O-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th 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 snort?
Snort appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 snort?
- US /snɔɹt/
Snort 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: En-us-snort.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with snort?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as snort from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹt/):
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 snort
- snorts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- snorting participle, present
- snorted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snort mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
- 2
slangA dose of snuff or other drug to be snorted.
- 3
slangA consumed portion of an alcoholic drink.
- 4
UKA submarine snorkel.
verb
- 1
To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.
She snorted with laughter.
- 2
To express or force out by snorting.
He snorted a derisory reply and turned on his heel.
- 3
To express contempt or disgust by (or as if by) a snorting sound.
- 4
slangTo inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.
to snort cocaine
- 5
obsoleteTo snore.
- 6
To sail at periscope depth through the use of a snort or snorkel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snort in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | reniflement , renifler , sniffer |
| German | Schnauben , schnupfen, schnauben , sniffen |
| Spanish | resoplar, resoplido, bufido , bufar , esnifar, jalar |
| Portuguese | resfolegar , cheirar, snifar |
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 snort come from?
From Middle English snorten, from earlier fnorten, from Old English *fnorettan, related to Middle English snoren, fnoren, from Old English fnora. See snore and sneeze for more on the change from fn- to sn-.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).