slub
/slʌb/noun, verb
slub is spelled S-L-U-B: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slub means “A small thickened portion or knot found in yarn, caused by defects or uneven spinning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slub is slubs.
How many letters and syllables are in slub?
| Letters | 4: S-L-U-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 slub?
Slub appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 slub?
- /slʌb/
- /slʊb/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-slub.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slub
- slubs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- slubbing participle, present
- slubbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slub mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small thickened portion or knot found in yarn, caused by defects or uneven spinning.
- 2
Fabric fiber produced by slubbing.
verb
- 1
To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).