SLA
/ɛs ɛl eɪ̯/noun
SLA is spelled S-L-A: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, SLA means “Initialism of sealed lead-acid battery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of SLA is SLAs.
How many letters and syllables are in SLA?
| Letters | 3: S-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is SLA?
SLA appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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 SLA?
- US /ɛs ɛl eɪ̯/
- US /es el eɪ̯/
- Australia /es el æɪ̯/
SLA has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of SLA
- SLAs plural
- S.L.A.
- S. L. A.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does SLA mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Initialism of sealed lead-acid battery.
- 2
Initialism of second-language acquisition.
- 3
Initialism of service level agreement.
- 4
Initialism of specific leaf area.
- 5
Initialism of stereolithography apparatus.
- 6
Initialism of short long arms suspension.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does SLA come from?
Abbreviations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).