slime

[ˈslaɪ̯mə]

/[ˈslaɪ̯mə]/ verb

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The verdict

“slime” is uncommon German (frequency #77,330 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,330
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs slimen

Key facts for slime
PropertyValue
Headwordslime
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈslaɪ̯mə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,330
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “slime” 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). slime 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

slime is uncommon German at frequency #77,330 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈslaɪ̯mə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for slime in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is slime, spelled S-L-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs slimen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs slimen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs slimen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs slimen

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 "slime"?
"slime" is spelled S-L-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈslaɪ̯mə].
What does "slime" mean?
As a verb, "slime" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs slimen
How do you pronounce "slime"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slime" is [ˈslaɪ̯mə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "slime" come from?
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Using “slime”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-L-I-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈslaɪ̯mə] (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