# Snyder

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #12,862

## Definitions
1. A surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation] anglicized from Dutch Snijder, German Schneider or Alemannic German Schnyder, all meaning "tailor".
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## Etymology
From the Dutch surname for a tailor, from the verb snijden (“to cut”). Also Americanized from the German surname Schneider. An occupational surname comparable to Taylor and Parmenter.

## Easily confused with
- **spider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snyder-vs-spider)
- **solder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snyder-vs-solder)
- **spyder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snyder-vs-spyder)
- **sneer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneer-vs-snyder)
- **snide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snide-vs-snyder)
- **sniper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniper-vs-snyder)
- **sender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sender-vs-snyder)
- **slider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slider-vs-snyder)
- **sadder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sadder-vs-snyder)
- **sander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-snyder)
- **Skyler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skyler-vs-snyder)
- **Snider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snider-vs-snyder)
- **shader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-snyder)

## Common misspellings (10)
`nsyder`, `sndyer`, `snnyder`, `snydder`, `snyderr`, `snydre`, `snyedr`, `snyyder`, `ssnyder`, `synder`

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