# slower vs slowest

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slower
*adjective · IPA /ˈsləʊə/ · frequency rank #7,398*
comparative form of slow: more slow

### slowest
*adjective · IPA /ˈsləʊɪst/ · frequency rank #24,594*
superlative form of slow: most slow

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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