slanderous
/ˈslændəɹəs/adjective
slanderous is spelled S-L-A-N-D-E-R-O-U-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, slanderous means “Both untrue and harmful to a reputation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in slanderous?
| Letters | 10: S-L-A-N-D-E-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is slanderous?
Slanderous appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 slanderous?
- US /ˈslændəɹəs/
Slanderous has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-slanderous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slanderous
- more slanderous comparative
- most slanderous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slanderous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slanderous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Both untrue and harmful to a reputation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diffamatoire |
| German | verleumderisch |
| Portuguese | calunioso |
| Spanish | calumnioso, difamador |
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 slanderous come from?
From slander + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).