snob
French, noun/snɔb/
snob is spelled S-N-O-B (4 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,681st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Snob is a French feminine noun meaning “snob” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui veut faire croire, par ses manières, qu’elle connaît la haute société”.
What does snob mean in English?
adjective
- 1
snobbish, snobby
noun
- 1
femininemasculinesnob
C’est un snob.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est hautain, atteint de snobisme.
noun: 1. Personne qui veut faire croire, par ses manières, qu’elle connaît la haute société.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of snob
- snobs plural
- snobe singular feminine
- snobes plural feminine
- snobesse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce snob?
- /snɔb/
- \snɔb\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to snob
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is snob in French?
snob appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).