slalom
sla·lom/ˈslɔ.ləm/noun, verb
slalom is spelled S-L-A-L-O-M: 6 letters and 2 syllables (sla·lom). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slalom means “The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slalom is slaloms.
How many letters and syllables are in slalom?
| Letters | 6: S-L-A-L-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sla·lom |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th 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 slalom?
Slalom appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th 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 slalom?
- UK /ˈslɑː.ləm/
- US /ˈslɔ.ləm/
Slalom has 2 syllables, split sla·lom in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-slalom.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slalom
- slaloms plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- slaloming participle, present
- slalomed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slalom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates.
Slalom is her strongest Olympic sport.
- 2
Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis.
- 3
A course used for the sport of slalom.
These first two slaloms have sixty gates each.
- 4
A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.
He has won six World Cup slaloms.
- 5
Short for autoslalom
verb
- 1
To race in a slalom.
- 2
To move in a slalom-like manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slalom in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 slalom come from?
From Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) and låm (“trail”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).