# Snowdon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsnəʊ.dən/ · frequency rank #48,489

## Definitions
1. A placename:
2. A placename:
3. A placename:
4. An English habitational surname from toponymy [in turn from Old English] for someone who lived in any of these places.

## Etymology
From Old English snāw (“snow”) + dūn (“hill”).

## Easily confused with
- **snowman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snowdon-vs-snowman)
- **Snowden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snowden-vs-snowdon)
- **showdown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/showdown-vs-snowdon)
- **slowdown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slowdown-vs-snowdon)

## Common misspellings (11)
`nsowdon`, `snnowdon`, `snodwon`, `snowddon`, `snowdno`, `snowdonn`, `snowodn`, `snowwdon`, `snwodon`, `sonwdon`, `ssnowdon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/snowdon