slurry
/ˈslʌ.ɹi/noun, verb, adjective
slurry is spelled S-L-U-R-R-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slurry means “Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slurry is slurries.
How many letters and syllables are in slurry?
| Letters | 6: S-L-U-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is slurry?
Slurry appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 slurry?
- UK /ˈslʌ.ɹi/
- US /ˈslʌ.ɹi/
- /ˈslɝ.i/
As an adjective (“Slurred, tending to slur”): /ˈslɝi/, /ˈslɜːɹi/.
Slurry has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-slurry.wav, Slurry(n.).wav, Slurry(adj.).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with slurry?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as slurry from its last stressed vowel (/ʌɹi/):
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 slurry
- slurries plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- slurrying participle, present
- slurried participle, past
- slurrier comparative
- slurriest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slurry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
- 2
Liquid waste from some types of mining, such as mountain top removal mining, usually very toxic and stored nearby in large dams.
- 3
A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.
- 4
A thickener.
verb
- 1
To make a slurry (of some material).
- 2
To apply a slurry (to).
Next week we will be slurrying the parking lot.
adjective
- 1
Slurred, tending to slur.
He spoke with a slurry voice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slurry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | boue , purin, lisier |
| German | Schlämme, Schlicker, Brei , Jauche, Gülle |
| Spanish | licuame, licuamen , purín |
| Portuguese | chorume, esterco líquido |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does slurry come from?
Unclear; probably related to Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”); compare slur. From mid-15th c.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).