snowdrift
/ˈsnəʊdɹɪft/noun
snowdrift is spelled S-N-O-W-D-R-I-F-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snowdrift means “A bank of snow accumulated by the wind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snowdrift is snowdrifts.
How many letters and syllables are in snowdrift?
| Letters | 9: S-N-O-W-D-R-I-F-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is snowdrift?
Snowdrift appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 snowdrift?
- /ˈsnəʊdɹɪft/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-snowdrift.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of snowdrift
- snowdrifts plural
- snow drift
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snowdrift mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bank of snow accumulated by the wind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snowdrift in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bank of snow:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | congère |
| German | Schneewehe, Schneeverwehung |
| Portuguese | acúmulo de neve |
| Spanish | cúmulo de nieve |
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 snowdrift come from?
From snow + drift.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).