Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sneath

/snˈɛθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: sneath
IPA: /snˈɛθ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of snath.

name

A surname from Old Norse.

Etymology

Habitational surname from Snaith in East Yorkshire, so called from Old Norse sneið (“cut off piece of land”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: sneið

Inflected Forms

sneaths (plural)

Rhymes With

death breath seth beth meth macbeth sheth heth marybeth mcbeth neth speth

Questions

How do you pronounce sneath?: The recorded pronunciation is /snˈɛθ/.
What does sneath mean?: Alternative spelling of snath.
Where does sneath come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce sneath

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