slobber

/ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/

//ˈslɒbə(ɹ)// noun

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"slobber" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“slobber” is uncommon English (frequency #78,134 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,134
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.

Corpus desk

Index EN-slobber · slobber · English

slobber · rank #78,134 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,134
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sloppiness

Nearest frequency peer: sloppiness (+1 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.

Long-tail ranks near “slobber”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “slobber” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for slobber
PropertyValue
Headwordslobber
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,134
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “slobber” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).slobberfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “sloppiness” (#78,135), “smartness” (#78,136), “snowbird” (#78,139). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “slobber” is #78,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

slobber is uncommon English at frequency #78,134 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

slobber has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: 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 schla… The correct English form is slobber, spelled S-L-O-B-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
  2. 2
    A dribbly shower (of rain).
  3. 3
    Mud, muck; a miry, slushy or muddy mixture.
  4. 4
    A jellyfish.
  5. 5
    Attributive form of slobbers; causing or relating to the veterinary medical condition slobbers.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. There was dried slobber on his coat lapel.
  2. I looked about me in the slobber of rain, and found that I was in the middle of an irregular quadrangle, three sides of which were bordered by buildings of five or six storeys, newish, and furnished with small, not inelegant windows.

Etymology

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”).

This word in other languages

baba(Español)bave(Français)Sabber(Deutsch)baba(Português)

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 "slobber"?
"slobber" is spelled S-L-O-B-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/.
What does "slobber" mean?
As a noun, "slobber" means: Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
How do you pronounce "slobber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slobber" is /ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/. 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 "slobber"?
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 Ge... 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 "slobber", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sicilia#78,128splenic#78,148swarthy#78,174tearoom#78,188

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list