# snowman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsnəʊ.mæn/ · frequency rank #23,679

## Definitions
1. A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).
2. A score of eight, especially within one inning (in baseball) or on one hole (in golf, where it is also known as dogballs).
3. A playing card with the rank of eight.
4. An attractive but heartless man.

## Etymology
* snow + -man.
* (score of eight; card ranked eight): A typical snowman, built from two balls of snow, resembles a figure eight.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`nsowman`, `snnowman`, `snomwan`, `snowamn`, `snowmann`, `snowmman`, `snowmna`, `snowwman`, `snwoman`, `sonwman`, `ssnowman`

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