aslant
/əˈslænt/obsolete
aslant is spelled A-S-L-A-N-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, aslant means “At or on a slant; in a slanting or sloping direction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aslant?
| Letters | 6: A-S-L-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aslant?
Aslant appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aslant?
- UK /əˈslɑːnt/
- UK /-slænt/
- US /əˈslænt/
Aslant has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aslant.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-aslant.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-aslant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aslant?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aslant from its last stressed vowel (/ænt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: santal.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of aslant
- more aslant comparative
- most aslant superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aslant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
archaicAt or on a slant; in a slanting or sloping direction.
adjective
- 1
archaicSlanting, oblique.
Near-synonym: askance
preposition
- 1
archaicAcross or over in a slanting or diagonal direction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aslant come from?
The adverb is derived from Middle English aslant, aslante (“at an angle, in a curve; from the side; (figurative) deviously”), from on slant (“at an angle, obliquely”), from on (“above and touching (something), on; at (a place or position); etc.”, preposition) (from Old English on, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *an (“on, upon; on to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, on to”)) + slant, slante (“incline, slant”, noun) (probably from Old Norse slent, from Proto-Germanic *slintaną (“to slide; to slip”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).