Slice
[slaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Slice” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Rückwärtsdrall geschlagener Ball
Corpus desk
Index DE-slice · Slice · German
Slice · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Slice |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [slaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Slice“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Slice is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [slaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Slice has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Slice, spelled S-L-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1mit Rückwärtsdrall geschlagener Ball
- 2Ball, der nach einer geraden Startphase ungewollt seine Flugrichtung zur rechten Seite ändert
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Slice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich möchte mein Tennisspiel verbessern, mit Stopps und Slice mehr Variabilität reinbringen, einzelne Schläge stärker machen.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.