sliotar
/ˈslɪtər/noun
sliotar is spelled S-L-I-O-T-A-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sliotar means “A hard ball, similar in size to a baseball, used in hurling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sliotar is sliotars.
How many letters and syllables are in sliotar?
| Letters | 7: S-L-I-O-T-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is sliotar?
Sliotar appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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 sliotar?
- /ˈslɪtər/
- /ˈʃlɪtər/
- [ʃlɪtɚ]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sliotar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sliotar
- sliotars plural
- sliothar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sliotar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hard ball, similar in size to a baseball, used in hurling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sliotar come from?
Borrowed from Irish sliotar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).