slosh

/slɒʃ/

//slɒʃ// verb

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

The verdict

“slosh” is uncommon English (frequency #84,758 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,758
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.

Corpus desk

Index EN-slosh · slosh · English

slosh · rank #84,758 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,758
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH skywalk

Nearest frequency peer: skywalk (-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 “slosh”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for slosh
PropertyValue
Headwordslosh
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/slɒʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#84,758
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “slosh” 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).sloshfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “skywalk” (#84,757), “skeptically” (#84,755), “snus” (#84,761). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “slosh” is #84,758. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

slosh is uncommon English at frequency #84,758 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /slɒʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for slosh, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Onomatopoeic; compare splash, splosh. The correct English form is slosh, spelled S-L-O-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.
  2. 2
    To cause to slosh.
  3. 3
    To make a sloshing sound.
  4. 4
    To pour noisily, sloppily or in large amounts.
  5. 5
    to move noisily through water or other liquid.
  6. 6
    To punch (someone).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The water in his bottle sloshed back and forth as he ran.
  2. The boy sloshed water over the edge of the bath.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare splash, splosh.

This word in other languages

chapotear(Español)éclabousser(Français)platschen(Deutsch)

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 "slosh"?
"slosh" is spelled S-L-O-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /slɒʃ/.
What does "slosh" mean?
As a verb, "slosh" means: To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.
How do you pronounce "slosh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slosh" is /slɒʃ/. 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 "slosh"?
Onomatopoeic; compare splash, splosh. 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 "slosh", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

spoor#84,772shabu#84,738sepoy#84,734thems#84,826

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list