snowplow

noun

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

The verdict

“snowplow” is uncommon English (frequency #79,067 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,067
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as roads and parking lots.

Key facts for snowplow
PropertyValue
Headwordsnowplow
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,067
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “snowplow” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). snowplow lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

snowplow is uncommon English at frequency #79,067 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for snowplow, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From snow + plow. The correct English form is snowplow, spelled S-N-O-W-P-L-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as roads and parking lots.
  2. 2
    A blade-like pushing device attached to a vehicle to enable it to be used for removing snow.
  3. 3
    A maneuver in which the tips of the skis or skates point inwards and the back ends point outwards.

Etymology

From snow + plow.

This word in other languages

quitanieves(Español)chasse-neige(Français)Schneepflug(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 "snowplow"?
"snowplow" is spelled S-N-O-W-P-L-O-W.
What does "snowplow" mean?
As a noun, "snowplow" means: A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as roads and parking lots.
What is the origin of the word "snowplow"?
From snow + plow. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “snowplow”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-N-O-W-P-L-O-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list