snuffle
/ˈsnʌfəl/verb, noun
snuffle is spelled S-N-U-F-F-L-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, snuffle means “To sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in snuffle?
| Letters | 7: S-N-U-F-F-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is snuffle?
Snuffle appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 snuffle?
- /ˈsnʌfəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-snuffle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of snuffle
- snuffles present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- snuffling participle, present
- snuffled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snuffle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly.
- 2
To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.
noun
- 1
An act of snuffling; sniffing loudly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snuffle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | renifler , reniflement |
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 snuffle come from?
Probably from Low German and Dutch snuffelen (“to snuffle”), equivalent to snuff + -le. Compare also Old English snofl (“snot, nasal mucus”), which might not have survived into Middle English.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).