sloop

/sluːp/

//sluːp// noun

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"sloop" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sloop” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,227
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 single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sloop · sloop · English

sloop · rank #37,227 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,227
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH skated

Nearest frequency peer: skated (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sloop”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sloop” 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).

sloop vs sop
60% similar
sloop vs stop
60% similar
sloop vs soon
60% similar

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

Key facts for sloop
PropertyValue
Headwordsloop
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sluːp/
Letters5
Frequency rank#37,227
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sloop”

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).slooplands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “skated” (#37,226), “sizzle” (#37,225), “Snoopy” (#37,229). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sloop” is #37,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around sloop (IPA /sluːp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,227 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for sloop, with forms such as "lsoop", "slloop", and "sloopp". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sop", "stop", "soon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Dutch sloep. Doublet of chalupa and shallop. The correct English form is sloop, spelled S-L-O-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
  2. 2
    A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.
  3. 3
    A sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 1789, Olaudah Equiano (Gustavus Vassa), The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, I stayed in this island for a few days; I believe it could not be above a fortnight; when I and some few more slaves, that were not saleable amongst the rest, from very much fretting, were shipped off in a sloop for North America.
  2. And where but from Nantucket, too, did that first adventurous little sloop put forth, partly laden with imported cobblestones—so goes the story—to throw at the whales, in order to discover when they were nigh enough to risk a harpoon from the bowsprit?

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch sloep. Doublet of chalupa and shallop.

This word in other languages

balandra(Español)sloop(Français)Slup(Deutsch)chalupa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lsoop
  • slloop
  • sloopp
  • slopo
  • solop
  • ssloop

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sloop - 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.

lsoop2slloop1sloopp1slopo2solop2ssloop1
Edit distance from "sloop"

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 "sloop"?
"sloop" is spelled S-L-O-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is /sluːp/.
What does "sloop" mean?
As a noun, "sloop" means: A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
What words are commonly confused with "sloop"?
"sloop" is commonly confused with "sop", "stop", "soon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sloop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sloop" is /sluːp/. 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 "sloop"?
Borrowed from Dutch sloep. Doublet of chalupa and shallop. 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 "sloop", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sawed#37,213Rojas#37,206tongs#37,257trite#37,261

Similar misspelling depth

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

puny6 variantsperv6 variantspeeve6 variantspease6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list