snob

/[ˈsnoβ̞]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,422

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

snob is anSpanishadj. It means: Dicho de una persona, que ostentosamente pertenece o simula pertenecer a una clase social pudiente. Pronounced [ˈsnoβ̞]. Often confused with so and son.

Key facts for snob
PropertyValue
Headwordsnob
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈsnoβ̞]
Letters4
Frequency rank#47,422
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of snob in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for snob is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsnoβ̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,422 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for snob, with forms such as "nsob", "snbo", and "snnob". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "so", "son", "soy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is snob, spelled S-N-O-B, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona, que ostentosamente pertenece o simula pertenecer a una clase social pudiente.
  2. 2
    Dicho de un lugar o de una cosa, propia de un snob₁.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nsob,snbo,snnob,snobb,snov,sonb,ssnob

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for snob

Misspelling Variants of "snob"

nsob4snbo4snnob5snobb5snov4sonb4ssnob5
Misspelling Variants of "snob"

Frequency rank: #47,422 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "snob"?
"snob" is spelled S-N-O-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsnoβ̞].
What does "snob" mean?
As an adj, "snob" means: Dicho de una persona, que ostentosamente pertenece o simula pertenecer a una clase social pudiente.
What words are commonly confused with "snob"?
"snob" is commonly confused with "so", "son", "soy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "snob"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "snob" is [ˈsnoβ̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "snob" come from?
"snob" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.