slipper
/ˈslɪpəɹ/noun, verb
slipper is spelled S-L-I-P-P-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slipper means “A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slipper is slippers.
How many letters and syllables are in slipper?
| Letters | 7: S-L-I-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 slipper?
Slipper appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 slipper?
- UK /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈslɪpəɹ/
- US [ˈslɪpɚ]
Slipper 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: En-au-slipper.ogg, En-ca-slipper.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with slipper?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as slipper from its last stressed vowel (/ɪpəɹ/):
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 slipper
- slippers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- more slipper comparative
- most slipper superlative
- slippering participle, present
- slippered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slipper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
- 2
A low soft shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom slipper or house slipper.
Get out of bed, put on your slippers, and come downstairs.
- 3
IndiaUSA flip-flop (type of rubber sandal).
- 4
A person or creature that slips.
Virtually all human action is liable to opposing interpretations, depending mainly upon distance: to take the familiar case of the banana peel, the fall is painful to the slipper, hilarious to the spectator across the street.
- 5
A kind of apron or pinafore for children.
- 6
A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
- 7
A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and permit adjustment; a gib.
- 8
A form of corporal punishment where the buttocks are repeatedly struck with a plimsoll; "the slipper".
verb
- 1
AustraliaUKTo spank with a plimsoll as corporal punishment.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteslippery
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slipper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Slipper, Pantoffel, Latschen , Hausschuh |
| Portuguese | pantufa , chinelo, chinelas |
| Spanish | zapatilla, pantufla , babucha, zapatilla de estar por casa |
| French | chausson, pantoufle |
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 slipper come from?
From Middle English slypper, equivalent to slip + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).