# sleuth

> English word · Noun · IPA /sluːθ/ · frequency rank #45,664

## Definitions
1. A detective.
2. A sleuthhound; a bloodhound.
3. An animal’s trail or track.

## Etymology
Clipping of sleuthhound.

## Easily confused with
- **slut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleuth-vs-slut)
- **south** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleuth-vs-south)
- **sluts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleuth-vs-sluts)
- **sloth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleuth-vs-sloth)
- **slush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleuth-vs-slush)
- **slough** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleuth-vs-slough)
- **slouch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleuth-vs-slouch)
- **Seth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-sleuth)
- **slept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slept-vs-sleuth)
- **sleet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleet-vs-sleuth)
- **sheath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheath-vs-sleuth)
- **sleigh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleigh-vs-sleuth)

## Common misspellings (9)
`lseuth`, `seluth`, `sletuh`, `sleuht`, `sleuthh`, `sleutth`, `slleuth`, `slueth`, `ssleuth`

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