snowboard
/ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/noun, verb
snowboard is spelled S-N-O-W-B-O-A-R-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snowboard means “A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snowboard is snowboards.
How many letters and syllables are in snowboard?
| Letters | 9: S-N-O-W-B-O-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (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 |
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 snowboard?
Snowboard 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 snowboard?
- UK /ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd/
- US /ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/
Snowboard 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-us-snowboard.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of snowboard
- snowboards plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- snowboarding participle, present
- snowboarded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snowboard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.
verb
- 1
To ride a snowboard.
- 2
To travel over (a slope etc.) on a snowboard.
I have snowboarded this slope a dozen times.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snowboard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | snowboard, planche à neige , faire du snowboard, snowboarder, faire de la planche |
| German | Snowboard , snowboarden, snöben |
| Portuguese | snowboard |
| Spanish | tabla de snow , hacer snowboard |
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 snowboard come from?
From snow + board.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).