sloven
/ˈslʌvən/noun
sloven is spelled S-L-O-V-E-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sloven means “A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sloven is slovens.
How many letters and syllables are in sloven?
| Letters | 6: S-L-O-V-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is sloven?
Sloven appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 sloven?
- /ˈslʌvən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sloven.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sloven
- slovens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sloven mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.
- 2
A low, base, lewd person.
- 3
obsoleteAn immoral woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sloven come from?
From Middle English sloveyn, from Middle Flemish sloovin (“a scold”). Related to Middle Dutch sloef (“untidy, shabby”), from Proto-Germanic *slup- + Old French -ain, from Latin -ānus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).