slipping
slip·ping/ˈslɪpɪŋ/noun, verb
slipping is spelled S-L-I-P-P-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (slip·ping). It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slipping means “The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slipping is slippings.
How many letters and syllables are in slipping?
| Letters | 8: S-L-I-P-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: slip·ping |
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd 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 slipping?
Slipping appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd 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 slipping?
- /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
Slipping has 2 syllables, split slip·ping in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-slipping.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slipping
- slippings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slipping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion.
slippings and slidings
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of slip
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).