snowdrop

/ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp/

//ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp// noun

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"snowdrop" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“snowdrop” is uncommon English (frequency #73,641 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,641
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between au...

Corpus desk

Index EN-snowdrop · snowdrop · English

snowdrop · rank #73,641 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,641
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH snakebite

Nearest frequency peer: snakebite (-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 “snowdrop”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for snowdrop
PropertyValue
Headwordsnowdrop
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp/
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,641
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “snowdrop” 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).snowdropfalls 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: “snakebite” (#73,640), “Smriti” (#73,639), “SoCo” (#73,643). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “snowdrop” is #73,641. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

snowdrop is uncommon English at frequency #73,641 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for snowdrop, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From snow + drop. The correct English form is snowdrop, spelled S-N-O-W-D-R-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between autumn and late winter or early spring, all native to temperate Eurasia.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Snowdrop (“a Royal Air Force police officer”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A flower that first in this sweet garden smiled, / To virgins sacred, and the Snow-drop styled.
  2. Tufts of primroses grew under the still leafless trees; the hepatica had succeeded the snowdrop.

Etymology

From snow + drop.

This word in other languages

perce-neige(Français)Schneeglöckchen(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 "snowdrop"?
"snowdrop" is spelled S-N-O-W-D-R-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp/.
What does "snowdrop" mean?
As a noun, "snowdrop" means: Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between au...
How do you pronounce "snowdrop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "snowdrop" is /ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "snowdrop"?
From snow + drop. 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 "snowdrop", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list