snotty

adj

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

The verdict

“snotty” is uncommon English (frequency #50,241 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,241
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Running or dirtied with mucus.

Corpus desk

Index EN-snotty · snotty · English

snotty · rank #50,241 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,241
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH snooty

Nearest frequency peer: snooty (-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 “snotty”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for snotty
PropertyValue
Headwordsnotty
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,241
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “snotty” 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).snottyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “snooty” (#50,240), “songbook” (#50,242), “sneering” (#50,239). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “snotty” is #50,241. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

snotty is uncommon English at frequency #50,241 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for snotty in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From snot + -y. The correct English form is snotty, spelled S-N-O-T-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Running or dirtied with mucus.
  2. 2
    Resembling or characteristic of mucus, especially in texture.
  3. 3
    Ill-tempered or impertinent in an arrogant, conceited manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Greasy hamburgers or snotty eggs? How about some of those fine pancakes that needed a steak knife to hack through?
  2. "None of your business," she said. She can be very snotty sometimes. She can be quite snotty. "I suppose you failed in every single subject again," she said—very snotty. It was sort of funny, too, in a way. She sounds like a goddam schoolteacher sometimes, and she's only a little child.

Etymology

From snot + -y.

This word in other languages

mocoso(Español)morveux(Français)patzig(Deutsch)

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 "snotty"?
"snotty" is spelled S-N-O-T-T-Y.
What does "snotty" mean?
As an adjective, "snotty" means: Running or dirtied with mucus.
What is the origin of the word "snotty"?
From snot + -y. 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 "snotty", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

snooty#50,240smithy#50,238shames#50,224Selwyn#50,219

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list