slob

/slɒb/

//slɒb// noun

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"slob" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“slob” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,621. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,621
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A lazy and slovenly or obese person.

Corpus desk

Index EN-slob · slob · English

slob · rank #38,621 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,621
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Siobhan

Nearest frequency peer: Siobhan (-3 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “slob”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “slob” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

slob vs so
50% similar
slob vs son
50% similar
slob vs sub
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for slob
PropertyValue
Headwordslob
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/slɒb/
Letters4
Frequency rank#38,621
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “slob”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).sloblands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Siobhan” (#38,618), “sojourn” (#38,624), “Sibley” (#38,617). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “slob” is #38,621. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around slob (IPA /slɒb/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,621 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for slob, with forms such as "lsob", "slbo", and "sllob". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "so", "son", "sub", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Irish slaba. Compare slobber, which is of Germanic origin. The correct English form is slob, spelled S-L-O-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    A lazy and slovenly or obese person.
  2. 2
    A member of the Bloods.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how slob appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. What if God was one of us / Just a slob like one of us
  2. "Ladies and gentlemen, we have just begun our gradual descent into the Indianapolis area, a descent similar in many ways to the gradual slide of the United States from a first-class world leader to an aggressive, third-rate debtor nation of overweight slobs, undereducated slob children and aimless elderly people who can't afford to buy medicine. The curre…

Etymology

From Irish slaba. Compare slobber, which is of Germanic origin.

This word in other languages

vago(Español)souillon(Français)Dreckspatz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lsob
  • slbo
  • sllob
  • slobb
  • solb
  • sslob

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of slob - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lsob2slbo2sllob1slobb1solb2sslob1
Edit distance from "slob"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "slob"?
"slob" is spelled S-L-O-B. The IPA pronunciation is /slɒb/.
What does "slob" mean?
As a noun, "slob" means: A lazy and slovenly or obese person.
What words are commonly confused with "slob"?
"slob" is commonly confused with "so", "son", "sub". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "slob"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slob" is /slɒb/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "slob"?
From Irish slaba. Compare slobber, which is of Germanic origin. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "slob", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

saif#38,607psst#38,565vino#38,677pram#38,562

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Sousa6 variantsSalma6 variantsSuzie6 variantsRouen6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list