# snuck

> English word · Verb · IPA /snʌk/ · frequency rank #20,502

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of sneak

## Etymology
The irregular form snuck originated by analogy with struck for the past of strike. Snuck was originally limited to a few dialects, but is now very widespread (especially in American English) and is recognized by most dictionaries. The word is now one of the best examples of irregularization of a regular verb, along with dove.

## Easily confused with
- **such** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-such)
- **suck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-suck)
- **sunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-sunk)
- **sock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-sock)
- **snug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-snug)
- **stock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-stock)
- **stick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-stick)
- **stuck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-stuck)
- **sucks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-sucks)
- **stack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-stack)
- **snuff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-snuff)
- **Spock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-spock)
- **speck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-speck)
- **spunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-spunk)
- **sucky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-sucky)
- **struck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snuck-vs-struck)
- **sick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sick-vs-snuck)
- **sack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sack-vs-snuck)
- **snub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snub-vs-snuck)
- **shock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shock-vs-snuck)

## Common misspellings (8)
`nsuck`, `sncuk`, `snnuck`, `snucck`, `snuckk`, `snukc`, `ssnuck`, `sunck`

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