snowmelt
/ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt/noun
snowmelt is spelled S-N-O-W-M-E-L-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snowmelt means “Runoff from melting snow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snowmelt is snowmelts.
How many letters and syllables are in snowmelt?
| Letters | 8: S-N-O-W-M-E-L-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 snowmelt?
Snowmelt appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 snowmelt?
- US /ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt/
Snowmelt has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with snowmelt
Also written: snow melt (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of snowmelt
- snowmelts plural
- snow melt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snowmelt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Runoff from melting snow.
The snowmelt causes the river to flood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does snowmelt come from?
From snow + melt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).