# slippage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈslɪpɪdʒ/ · frequency rank #46,180

## Definitions
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.
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.

## Etymology
From slip + -age.

## Easily confused with
- **stoppage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slippage-vs-stoppage)

## Common misspellings (10)
`lsippage`, `silppage`, `slipage`, `slipapge`, `slippaeg`, `slippagge`, `slippgae`, `sllippage`, `slpipage`, `sslippage`

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