slippy
/ˈslɪpi/adjective
slippy is spelled S-L-I-P-P-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, slippy means “Slippery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in slippy?
| Letters | 6: S-L-I-P-P-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 slippy?
Slippy appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 slippy?
- /ˈslɪpi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-slippy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slippy
- slippier comparative
- slippiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slippy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
IrelandUKSlippery.
- 2
IrelandUKdatedSpry, nimble.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does slippy come from?
From slip + -y. Compare Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy, viscid”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).