# slog

> English word · Noun · IPA /slɒɡ/ · frequency rank #34,288

## Definitions
1. A long, tedious walk or march.
2. A hard, persistent effort, session of work, or period.
3. A book or other media that is difficult to get through due to dullness, density, or lack of narrative momentum.
4. An aggressive shot played with little skill.

## Etymology
Probably a variation of slug (“to hit very hard”) or slough.
Possibly related to slag, seen in the North Germanic languages, in association with the third verb and second noun definition.

## Easily confused with
- **so** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-so)
- **son** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-son)
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-sox)
- **sol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-sol)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-soy)
- **sly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-sly)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-sow)
- **SOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-sos)
- **SOB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-sob)
- **sod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-sod)
- **som** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-som)
- **SLR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-slr)
- **soe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-soe)
- **sop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-sop)
- **soi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-soi)
- **SoA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-soa)
- **sou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-sou)
- **sor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-sor)
- **sot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-sot)
- **SVG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slog-vs-svg)

## Common misspellings (6)
`lsog`, `slgo`, `sllog`, `slogg`, `solg`, `sslog`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slog