sniper

/ˈsnaɪpəɾ/

//ˈsnaɪpəɾ// noun

The verdict

“sniper” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,673 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,673
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Francotirador.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sniper · sniper · Spanish

sniper · rank #56,673 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,673
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH skinny

Nearest frequency peer: skinny (-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 “sniper”

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 “sniper” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sniper
PropertyValue
Headwordsniper
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsnaɪpəɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,673
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sniper” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “skinny” (#56,672), “sobrados” (#56,674), “singularmente” (#56,671). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sniper” va en #56,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sniper is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,673 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsnaɪpəɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Francotirador.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sniper, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sniper, spelled S-N-I-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Francotirador.

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 "sniper"?
"sniper" is spelled S-N-I-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsnaɪpəɾ/.
What does "sniper" mean?
As a noun, "sniper" means: Francotirador.
How do you pronounce "sniper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sniper" is /ˈsnaɪpəɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sniper" come from?
"sniper" 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 "sniper", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list