snowbird
/ˈsnoʊbɝːd/noun
snowbird is spelled S-N-O-W-B-I-R-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snowbird means “A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snowbird is snowbirds.
How many letters and syllables are in snowbird?
| Letters | 8: S-N-O-W-B-I-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 snowbird?
Snowbird appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 snowbird?
- UK /ˈsnəʊbɜːd/
- US /ˈsnoʊbɝːd/
Snowbird 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-snowbird.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with snowbird
Also written: snow-bird (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of snowbird
- snowbirds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snowbird mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
- 2
A migratory bird seen primarily in the winter time.
- 3
The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis).
- 4
A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; one who overwinters elsewhere.
- 5
USslangOne who enlists in fall to desert after winter.
- 6
slangSomeone who uses cocaine illicitly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snowbird in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | junco ardoisé , hivernant |
| German | Winterammer, Junko |
| Spanish | junco pizarroso, junco ojioscuro , veraneante |
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 snowbird come from?
From snow + bird.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).