slughorn
slug·horn/ˈslʌɡˌhɔɹn/noun
slughorn is spelled S-L-U-G-H-O-R-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables (slug·horn). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slughorn means “A certain fictional wind instrument” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slughorn is slughorns.
How many letters and syllables are in slughorn?
| Letters | 8: S-L-U-G-H-O-R-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: slug·horn |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 slughorn?
Slughorn appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 slughorn?
- UK /ˈslʌɡhɔːn/
- US /ˈslʌɡˌhɔɹn/
- US [ˈsləɡ-]
Slughorn has 2 syllables, split slug·horn in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of slughorn
- slughorns plural
- slug-horn
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slughorn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
nonstandardrareA certain fictional wind instrument.
- 2
obsoleteObsolete spelling of slogan (“a battle cry among the ancient Irish or highlanders of Scotland”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).