# Sligo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈslaɪɡəʊ/ · frequency rank #42,905

## Definitions
1. A county of Ireland.
2. A town in County Sligo, Ireland.

## Etymology
From Irish Sligeach (literally “abounding in shells”).

## Easily confused with
- **slip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sligo-vs-slip)
- **slim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sligo-vs-slim)
- **slit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sligo-vs-slit)
- **slug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sligo-vs-slug)
- **slog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sligo-vs-slog)
- **stig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sligo-vs-stig)
- **swig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sligo-vs-swig)
- **slips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sligo-vs-slips)
- **slime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sligo-vs-slime)
- **sling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sligo-vs-sling)
- **slimy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sligo-vs-slimy)
- **slits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sligo-vs-slits)
- **spiro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sligo-vs-spiro)
- **sig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sligo)
- **sign** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sign-vs-sligo)
- **sigh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sigh-vs-sligo)
- **slid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slid-vs-sligo)
- **slag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slag-vs-sligo)
- **silo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silo-vs-sligo)
- **slide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slide-vs-sligo)

## Common misspellings (7)
`lsigo`, `silgo`, `slgio`, `sliggo`, `sliog`, `slligo`, `ssligo`

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