slider
/ˈslaɪdɚ/noun
slider is spelled S-L-I-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slider means “A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slider is sliders.
How many letters and syllables are in slider?
| Letters | 6: S-L-I-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 slider?
Slider appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 slider?
- US /ˈslaɪdɚ/
Slider 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-au-slider.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with slider?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as slider from its last stressed vowel (/aɪdəɹ/):
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 slider
- sliders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slider mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.
- 2
A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
- 3
A sliding door.
- 4
A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.
The closer had a wicked slider that was almost unhittable.
- 5
A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
- 6
A small hamburger or sandwich, typically served in a warm bun.
We ordered five sliders.
- 7
The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.
- 8
A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slider in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tirette , barre coulissante |
| German | Schieberegler |
| Portuguese | controlador deslizante |
| Spanish | control deslizante |
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 slider come from?
From slide + -er. The meaning "small hamburger" was originally used to describe onion-steamed small burgers at White Castle restaurants, formerly spelt "Slyder". Regarding the senses about control devices or widgets: physical sliders (potentiometers serving as rheostats) predate virtual ones (elements in graphical user interfaces), and the virtual ones are so named because their concept is the abstraction of the physical ones; if more explanation on that topic is needed, it is available in the Wikipedia articles on skeuomorphs, icons, and the desktop metaphor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).