# snug

> English word · Adjective · IPA /snʌɡ/ · frequency rank #25,585

## Definitions
1. Warm and comfortable; cosy.
2. Satisfactory.
3. Close-fitting.
4. Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.

## Etymology
From dialectal English snug (“tight, handsome”), perhaps from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Germanic *snawwuz (“short, quick, fast”). Compare Icelandic snöggur (“smooth”), Danish snög (“neat”), Swedish snygg (“handsome, nice-looking”). Compare also English snudge (“to nestle, remain snug and quiet”).

## Easily confused with
- **su** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-su)
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-sun)
- **sub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-sub)
- **sum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-sum)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-sue)
- **SUV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-suv)
- **sup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-sup)
- **Stu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-stu)
- **Sus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-sus)
- **Sui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-sui)
- **suh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-suh)
- **Sul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-sul)
- **sou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-sou)
- **sud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-sud)
- **SVG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-svg)
- **song** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-song)
- **soul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-soul)
- **soup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-soup)
- **sung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-sung)
- **sour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snug-vs-sour)

## Common misspellings (5)
`nsug`, `sngu`, `snnug`, `snugg`, `ssnug`

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