# slalom

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈslɑː.ləm/ · frequency rank #25,209

## Definitions
1. The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates.
2. Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis.
3. A course used for the sport of slalom.
4. A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.
5. Short for autoslalom

## Etymology
From Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) and låm (“trail”).

## Easily confused with
- **slam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slalom-vs-slam)
- **salon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salon-vs-slalom)
- **Salem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-slalom)
- **Salam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-slalom)
- **shalom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shalom-vs-slalom)
- **Salome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-slalom)

## Common misspellings (9)
`lsalom`, `sallom`, `slallom`, `slalmo`, `slalomm`, `slaolm`, `sllalom`, `sllaom`, `sslalom`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slalom