slippage
/ˈslɪpɪdʒ/noun
slippage is spelled S-L-I-P-P-A-G-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slippage means “The act of slipping, especially from a secure location” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slippage is slippages.
How many letters and syllables are in slippage?
| Letters | 8: S-L-I-P-P-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 slippage?
Slippage appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 slippage?
- /ˈslɪpɪdʒ/
Slippage 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)-Wodencafe-slippage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slippage
- slippages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slippage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of slipping, especially from a secure location.
- 2
The amount by which something has slipped.
- 3
A lessening of performance or achievement.
Supply-chain problems led to a slippage in production last week.
- 4
A decrease in motion, or in the power of a mechanical system, due to slipping.
- 5
The difference between estimated and actual transaction costs.
- 6
Movement of earth on a slope, a landslip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does slippage come from?
From slip + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).