Slovak
/ˈsloʊvɑːk/adjective, noun
Slovak is spelled S-L-O-V-A-K: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Slovak means “Of, from, or pertaining to Slovakia, the Slovak people or the Slovak language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Slovak?
| Letters | 6: S-L-O-V-A-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd 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 Slovak?
Slovak appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 Slovak?
- /ˈsloʊvɑːk/
- /ˈsloʊvæk/
- /sləˈvæk/
Slovak 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). Recordings: En-us-Slovak.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Slovak
- Slk.
- Slovaks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Slovak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Slovakia, the Slovak people or the Slovak language.
noun
- 1
A person from Slovakia or of Slovak descent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slovak in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | slovaque , Slovaque |
| German | slowakisch , Slowake, Slowakin |
| Portuguese | eslovaco |
| Spanish | eslovaco , eslovaca |
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 Slovak come from?
From Slovak Slovák (“Slovak”), from a shortening of Proto-Slavic *slověninъ (“Slav”) + -ák. Related to Slovene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).