slobber
/ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/noun, verb
slobber is spelled S-L-O-B-B-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slobber means “Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slobber is slobbers.
How many letters and syllables are in slobber?
| Letters | 7: S-L-O-B-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is slobber?
Slobber appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 slobber?
- /ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/
Slobber 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-slobber.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slobber
- slobbers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- slobbering participle, present
- slobbered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slobber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
There was dried slobber on his coat lapel.
- 2
A dribbly shower (of rain).
- 3
Mud, muck; a miry, slushy or muddy mixture.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:slobber.
- 4
datedA jellyfish.
- 5
Attributive form of slobbers; causing or relating to the veterinary medical condition slobbers.
slobber grass, slobber hay
verb
- 1
To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth.
All babies slobber.
- 2
To fall thickly (viscously), like or as saliva.
- 3
To wet with or as if with saliva; to coat with dribbly liquid.
- 4
colloquialTo kiss.
- 5
slangTo fellate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slobber in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bave , baver |
| German | Sabber, Geifer , sabbern, geifern |
| Portuguese | baba , babar |
| Spanish | baba , babear, salivar, babosear, ensalivar, hacérsele la boca agua |
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 slobber come from?
From Middle English sloberen, borrowed from Middle Dutch slobberen (> Modern Dutch slobberen (“to slobber”)), related to West Frisian slobberje (“to slurp”), German Low German slubbern (“to slobber”). Doublet of slabber and slaver. Compare also German schlabbern (“to slobber”). At least in the sense of "saliva", apparently not related to English slob, from Irish slaba (“mud”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).