slope
/sloʊp/noun, verb
slope is spelled S-L-O-P-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slope means “A surface that either inclines or declines in a regular manner from the perspective of an observer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slope is slopes.
How many letters and syllables are in slope?
| Letters | 5: S-L-O-P-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.9 times per million words; the 8,266th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 slope?
Slope appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th 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 slope?
- US /sloʊp/
- UK /sləʊp/
Slope has one syllable (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: En-us-slope.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with slope?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as slope from its last stressed vowel (/oʊp/):
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 slope
- slopes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sloping participle, present
- sloped participle, past
- more slope comparative
- most slope superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slope mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A surface that either inclines or declines in a regular manner from the perspective of an observer.
the slope
- 2
An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
I had to climb a small slope to get to the site.
- 3
The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.
- 4
The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points lying on the line.
The slope of this line is 0.5
- 5
proscribedThe slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given point.
The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x.
- 6
The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater.
- 7
a concept or idea which suggests a type of oblique or accelerating progression
The habit of lying can quickly become a slippery slope.
- 8
offensivevulgarAn East or Southeast Asian person, especially one that is Chinese.
verb
- 1
To tend steadily upward or downward.
The road slopes sharply down at that point.
- 2
To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment
- 3
UKcolloquialTo try to move surreptitiously.
I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me.
- 4
To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
The order was given to "slope arms".
adjective
- 1
obsoleteSloping.
adverb
- 1
obsoleteslopingly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slope in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pente , inclinaison |
| German | Steigung, Hang, Abhang , Gefälle , ausschrägen |
| Portuguese | ladeira, declive, vertente, inclinação , tangente , inclinar |
| Spanish | pendiente, cuesta, declivio, declive, declividad, ladera |
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 slope come from?
From aslope (adjective, adverb).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).