slideshow
/ˈslaɪdˌʃoʊ/noun
slideshow is spelled S-L-I-D-E-S-H-O-W: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slideshow means “A presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slideshow is slideshows.
How many letters and syllables are in slideshow?
| Letters | 9: S-L-I-D-E-S-H-O-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th 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 slideshow?
Slideshow appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 slideshow?
- US /ˈslaɪdˌʃoʊ/
Slideshow has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-slideshow.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with slideshow
Also written: slide-show (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with slideshow?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as slideshow from its last stressed vowel (/aɪdʃoʊ/):
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 slideshow
- slideshows plural
- slide show
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slideshow mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation.
- 2
Any sequence of images, shown one after the other (not simultaneously).
- 3
informalThe situation where a game has a low frame rate due to insufficient computing power.
When there are too many enemies, the whole thing just turns into a slideshow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slideshow in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense presentation with a sequence of images:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diaporama, slideshow |
| German | Tonbildschau, Diashow |
| Spanish | filmina, diaporama, slideshow |
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 slideshow come from?
From slide + show.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).