Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snowfall

/ˈsnoʊfɔːl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: snow-fall
IPA: /ˈsnoʊfɔːl/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of falling of snow.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The amount of snow that falls on one occasion.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There has been snowfall every day this week."
"London recorded a snowfall of 10 centimetres last night."

Etymology

By surface analysis, snow + fall. Cognate with Dutch sneeuwval, German Schneefall, Old Norse snjófall, snæfall (whence Danish snefald, Norwegian snøfall, and Swedish snöfall).

Usage

Inflected Forms

snowfalls (plural) snow-fall (alternative)

Phrases

Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale

Frequently Paired Words

flurry

Synonyms

snow

Questions

How do you pronounce snowfall?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnoʊfɔːl/.
What does snowfall mean?: An instance of falling of snow.
Where does snowfall come from?: By surface analysis, snow + fall. Cognate with Dutch sneeuwval, German Schneefall, Old Norse snjófall, snæfall (whence Danish snefald, Norwegian snøfall, and Swedish snöfall).

How to pronounce snowfall

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