snuffy
/ˈsnʌfi/adjective
snuffy is spelled S-N-U-F-F-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, snuffy means “Soiled with snuff” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in snuffy?
| Letters | 6: S-N-U-F-F-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 snuffy?
Snuffy appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 snuffy?
- /ˈsnʌfi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-snuffy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of snuffy
- snuffier comparative
- snuffiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snuffy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Soiled with snuff.
- 2
Resembling or characteristic of snuff.
- 3
ScotlandobsoleteSulky; angry; vexed.
- 4
slangDrunk.
- 5
That causes sniffing and nasal irritation due to dust.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does snuffy come from?
From snuff + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).