slanting
/ˈslæntɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
slanting is spelled S-L-A-N-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, slanting means “Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in slanting?
| Letters | 8: S-L-A-N-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd 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 slanting?
Slanting appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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 slanting?
- /ˈslæntɪŋ/
Slanting has 2 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: En-us-slanting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slanting
- more slanting comparative
- most slanting superlative
- slantings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slanting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being slanted.
The slanting of the hill was too steep for safe skiing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of slant
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slanting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not perpendicular:
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.