snubber
/ˈsnʌ.bɚ/noun
snubber is spelled S-N-U-B-B-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snubber means “A device used to suppress ("snub") voltage transients in electrical systems, pressure transients in fluid systems, or excess force or rapid movement…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snubber is snubbers.
How many letters and syllables are in snubber?
| Letters | 7: S-N-U-B-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is snubber?
Snubber appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 snubber?
- US /ˈsnʌ.bɚ/
- UK /ˈsnʌbə/
- /ˈsnʊbə/
Snubber has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with snubber?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as snubber from its last stressed vowel (/ʌbəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of snubber
- snubbers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snubber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device used to suppress ("snub") voltage transients in electrical systems, pressure transients in fluid systems, or excess force or rapid movement in mechanical systems.
- 2
rareOne who snubs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snubber in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device used to suppress transient forces:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Dämpfer |
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 snubber come from?
From snub + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).