Slideshow

[ˈslaɪ̯tˌʃɔʊ̯]

/[ˈslaɪ̯tˌʃɔʊ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Slideshow” is uncommon German (frequency #90,906 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,906
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Serie von digitalen Bildern, die automatisch auf einem Bildschirm abläuft

Key facts for Slideshow
PropertyValue
HeadwordSlideshow
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈslaɪ̯tˌʃɔʊ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,906
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Slideshow” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Slideshow lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Slideshow is uncommon German at frequency #90,906 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈslaɪ̯tˌʃɔʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Serie von digitalen Bildern, die automatisch auf einem Bildschirm abläuft".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Slideshow, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Slideshow, spelled S-L-I-D-E-S-H-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Serie von digitalen Bildern, die automatisch auf einem Bildschirm abläuft

Synonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Slideshow"?
"Slideshow" is spelled S-L-I-D-E-S-H-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈslaɪ̯tˌʃɔʊ̯].
What does "Slideshow" mean?
As a noun, "Slideshow" means: Serie von digitalen Bildern, die automatisch auf einem Bildschirm abläuft
How do you pronounce "Slideshow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Slideshow" is [ˈslaɪ̯tˌʃɔʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Slideshow" come from?
"Slideshow" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Slideshow”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-L-I-D-E-S-H-O-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈslaɪ̯tˌʃɔʊ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list