slipper

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The verdict

“slipper” is an uncommon German word, ranked #54,087 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,087
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein flacher Schuh, in den man einfach schlüpfen kann und der meist im Haus getragen wird

Key facts for slipper
PropertyValue
Headwordslipper
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,087
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “slipper” 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). slipper lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for slipper is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,087 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein flacher Schuh, in den man einfach schlüpfen kann und der meist im Haus getragen wird".

Zero misspellings are on record for slipper in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 slipper, spelled S-L-I-P-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein flacher Schuh, in den man einfach schlüpfen kann und der meist im Haus getragen wird

Synonyms

loafercasuals

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 "slipper"?
"slipper" is spelled S-L-I-P-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "slipper" mean?
As a noun, "slipper" means: ein flacher Schuh, in den man einfach schlüpfen kann und der meist im Haus getragen wird
How do you pronounce "slipper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slipper" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "slipper" come from?
"slipper" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “slipper”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-L-I-P-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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