snowshoe
/ˈsnoʊʃu/noun, verb
snowshoe is spelled S-N-O-W-S-H-O-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snowshoe means “A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snowshoe is snowshoes.
How many letters and syllables are in snowshoe?
| Letters | 8: S-N-O-W-S-H-O-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is snowshoe?
Snowshoe appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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 snowshoe?
- US /ˈsnoʊʃu/
Snowshoe has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-snowshoe.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with snowshoe
Also written: snow shoe (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of snowshoe
- snowshoes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- snow shoe
- snowshoeing participle, present
- snowshoed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snowshoe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow.
- 2
Synonym of mukluk
verb
- 1
To travel using snowshoes.
noun
- 1
A domestic cat of a particular breed with a light body and darker ears, face, legs, and tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snowshoe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | raquette à neige |
| German | Schneeschuh |
| Portuguese | raquete |
| Spanish | raqueta |
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 snowshoe come from?
From snow + shoe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).