snuffer
noun
snuffer is spelled S-N-U-F-F-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snuffer means “A device made to extinguish (snuff out) a candle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snuffer is snuffers.
How many letters and syllables are in snuffer?
| Letters | 7: S-N-U-F-F-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 snuffer?
Snuffer appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 snuffer?
- US
Snuffer 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-snuffer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of snuffer
- snuffers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snuffer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device made to extinguish (snuff out) a candle.
- 2
A person who uses snuff (the tobacco product).
- 3
The common porpoise.
- 4
The participant in a snuff film who kills another (the snuffee).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does snuffer come from?
From snuff + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).