slattern
slat·tern/ˈslætɚn/noun
slattern is spelled S-L-A-T-T-E-R-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables (slat·tern). It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, slattern means “A slut, a sexually promiscuous woman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slattern is slatterns.
How many letters and syllables are in slattern?
| Letters | 8: S-L-A-T-T-E-R-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: slat·tern |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is slattern?
Slattern appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 slattern?
- US /ˈslætɚn/
- UK /ˈslætən/
Slattern has 2 syllables, split slat·tern in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-slattern.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with slattern?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as slattern from its last stressed vowel (/ætəɹn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of slattern
- slatterns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slattern mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
derogatoryA slut, a sexually promiscuous woman.
- 2
datedOne who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings, usually said of a dirty and untidy woman.
[…] How many times I have heard a woman called a slattern, because she could not keep a house in order, when had she been allowed to write out her sublime thoughts, which were all in another direction, she would have astonished the world wi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slattern in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dated: dirty and untidy woman:
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 slattern come from?
Dating from the 17th century; related to slattering (“slovenly”), from the dialectal verb slatter (“to slop, to spill”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).