slob
/ˈslɑb/noun, verb
slob is spelled S-L-O-B: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, slob means “A lazy and slovenly or obese person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slob is slobs.
How many letters and syllables are in slob?
| Letters | 4: S-L-O-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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; 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 slob?
Slob appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 slob?
- UK /ˈslɒb/
- US /ˈslɑb/
Slob has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-slob.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with slob?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as slob from its last stressed vowel (/ɑb/):
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 slob
- slobs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- slobbing participle, present
- slobbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slob mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
derogatoryinformalA lazy and slovenly or obese person.
- 2
derogatoryA member of the Bloods.
verb
- 1
To move slowly or cumbersomely.
- 2
To act like a slob, in a lazy or slovenly way.
- 3
To slop or spatter.
- 4
To drool or slobber; to talk while slobbering.
- 5
vulgarTo perform fellatio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slob in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | souillon, flemmard , lambin |
| German | Dreckspatz, Schmutzfink, Penner, Schlampe , Faulpelz |
| Spanish | vago, zángano, dejado, adán, desastrado, descuidado |
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 slob come from?
From Irish slaba. Compare slobber, which is of Germanic origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).