slue
/sluː/verb, noun
slue is spelled S-L-U-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, slue means “To rotate something on an axis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in slue?
| Letters | 4: S-L-U-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is slue?
Slue appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 slue?
- /sluː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-slue.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with slue
Sounds like: slew (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with slue?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as slue.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lues.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of slue
- slues present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- sluing participle, present
- slueing participle, present
- slued participle, past
- slew
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slue mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To rotate something on an axis.
- 2
To turn something sharply.
- 3
To rotate on an axis; to pivot.
- 4
To slide off course; to skid.
noun
- 1
The act of sluing or the place to which something has slued.
- 2
Alternative spelling of slough (“a marshy or swampy place”) (reflecting the alternative pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does slue come from?
Unknown. Attested from the late 18th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).