coverslip
noun, verb
coverslip is spelled C-O-V-E-R-S-L-I-P: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coverslip means “A thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coverslip is coverslips.
How many letters and syllables are in coverslip?
| Letters | 9: C-O-V-E-R-S-L-I-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 coverslip?
Coverslip appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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).
What rhymes with coverslip?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as coverslip.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: slipcover.
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 coverslip
- coverslips plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- coverslipping participle, present
- coverslipped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coverslip mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide.
verb
- 1
To cover (a sample) with a coverslip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coverslip in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Deckglas |
| Portuguese | lamínula |
| Spanish | cubreobjetos |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does coverslip come from?
From cover + slip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).