sloshing
noun, verb
sloshing is spelled S-L-O-S-H-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sloshing means “A motion or action that sloshes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sloshing is sloshings.
How many letters and syllables are in sloshing?
| Letters | 8: S-L-O-S-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is sloshing?
Sloshing appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 sloshing?
Sloshing has 2 syllables (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).
Forms of sloshing
- sloshings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sloshing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A motion or action that sloshes.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of slosh
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sloshing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A motion or action that sloshes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ballottement |
| Spanish | chapoteo |
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.