snorter
noun
snorter is spelled S-N-O-R-T-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snorter means “One who snorts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snorter is snorters.
How many letters and syllables are in snorter?
| Letters | 7: S-N-O-R-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 snorter?
Snorter appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 snorter?
- Australia
Snorter 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: En-au-snorter.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of snorter
- snorters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snorter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who snorts.
- 2
slangSomething extraordinary or remarkable.
The batsman succumbed to a snorter of short balls from the bowler and nicked a thin edge to the keeper.
- 3
UKslangSomething that is extremely difficult.
The maths problem is a real snorter, isn't it?
- 4
slangA punch on the nose.
- 5
slangA powerful gale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does snorter come from?
From snort + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).