snack

[esˈnak]

/[esˈnak]/ noun

The verdict

“snack” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,238 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,238
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alimento ligero que se consume entre comidas, a menudo mientras se realiza otra actividad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-snack · snack · Spanish

snack · rank #51,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,238
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH smoking

Nearest frequency peer: smoking (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “snack”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “snack” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for snack
PropertyValue
Headwordsnack
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈnak]
Letters5
Frequency rank#51,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “snack” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).snackcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “smoking” (#51,237), “soba” (#51,239), “smoke” (#51,236). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “snack” va en #51,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

snack is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,238 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈnak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alimento ligero que se consume entre comidas, a menudo mientras se realiza otra actividad.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for snack, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is snack, spelled S-N-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alimento ligero que se consume entre comidas, a menudo mientras se realiza otra actividad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how snack appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La necesidad de innovar es si cabe más evidente en la categoría de aperitivos y snacks, pues se trata de un mercado más dinámico.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "snack"?
"snack" is spelled S-N-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈnak].
What does "snack" mean?
As a noun, "snack" means: Alimento ligero que se consume entre comidas, a menudo mientras se realiza otra actividad.
How do you pronounce "snack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "snack" is [esˈnak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "snack" come from?
"snack" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "snack", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list