slicer
noun
slicer is spelled S-L-I-C-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slicer means “Someone or something that slices” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slicer is slicers.
How many letters and syllables are in slicer?
| Letters | 6: S-L-I-C-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th 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 slicer?
Slicer appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 slicer?
- US
Slicer 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-slicer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slicer
- slicers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slicer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone or something that slices.
- 2
A broad, flat knife.
- 3
A slicing cucumber.
- 4
A piece of software that converts a model into a series of thin layers for 3D printing.
- 5
A kind of data filter used in data visualization.
- 6
A machine that cuts meats, also named a deli slicer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slicer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schneider, Hobel , Aufschnittschneidemaschine |
| Spanish | rebanador |
| French | trancheuse à jambon |
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 slicer come from?
From slice + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).