sloppy
slop·py/ˈslɑ.pi/adjective
sloppy is spelled S-L-O-P-P-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables (slop·py). It appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sloppy means “Composed of or covered in slop; very wet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sloppy?
| Letters | 6: S-L-O-P-P-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: slop·py |
| In writing | 3.9 times per million words; the 13,127th 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; 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 sloppy?
Sloppy appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th 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 sloppy?
- UK /ˈslɒ.pi/
- US /ˈslɑ.pi/
Sloppy has 2 syllables, split slop·py in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sloppy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sloppy?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sloppy from its last stressed vowel (/ɑpi/):
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 sloppy
- sloppier comparative
- sloppiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sloppy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Composed of or covered in slop; very wet.
The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!
- 2
Careless, messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase.
- 3
Imprecise or loose.
a sloppy measurement; a sloppy fit
- 4
derogatoryCharacteristic of or resembling AI slop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sloppy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mouillé, trop liquide , bâclé, négligé , lâche, large |
| German | nass, klitschnass , schlampig, salopp |
| Portuguese | desleixado |
| Spanish | desprolijo, chapucero , pigre, desidioso |
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 sloppy come from?
From slop + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).