# slouch

> English word · Noun · IPA /slaʊt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #41,888

## Definitions
1. A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance
2. Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
3. Someone who is slow to act.
4. An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.

## Etymology
Unclear. Perhaps from Middle English slugge, from Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”). See also Swedish sloka (“to slouch, wilt”), related to Swedish slak (“slack, soft and flexible”) and Latin laxus (“loose, slack”).

## Easily confused with
- **such** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slouch-vs-such)
- **south** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slouch-vs-south)
- **slush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slouch-vs-slush)
- **slough** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slouch-vs-slough)
- **sloth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sloth-vs-slouch)
- **scotch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scotch-vs-slouch)
- **scorch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scorch-vs-slouch)
- **sleuth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleuth-vs-slouch)

## Common misspellings (9)
`lsouch`, `sllouch`, `slocuh`, `sloucch`, `slouchh`, `slouhc`, `sluoch`, `soluch`, `sslouch`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slouch