Slovenian
/sləˈviːni.ən/adjective, noun
Slovenian is spelled S-L-O-V-E-N-I-A-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Slovenian means “Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian people or the Slovenian language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Slovenian?
| Letters | 9: S-L-O-V-E-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th 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 Slovenian?
Slovenian appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 Slovenian?
- /sləˈviːni.ən/
- /-njən/
Slovenian has 4 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-Slovenian.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Slovenian
- Slovenians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Slovenian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian people or the Slovenian language.
noun
- 1
The official language of Slovenia.
- 2
A person from Slovenia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Slovenian come from?
From Slovene (from German, from Slovene) + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).