slush
/slʌʃ/noun, verb
slush is spelled S-L-U-S-H: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slush means “Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slush is slushes.
How many letters and syllables are in slush?
| Letters | 5: S-L-U-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th 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 slush?
Slush appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 slush?
- /slʌʃ/
Slush has one syllable (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-slush.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slush
- slushes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- slushing participle, present
- slushed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slush mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.
As the skiing season drew to an end, there was nothing but slush left on the piste.
- 2
Liquid mud or mire.
- 3
Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie).
- 4
A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
- 5
The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
- 6
A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation.
- 7
Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile.
verb
- 1
To smear with slushy liquid or grease.
- 2
To slosh or splash; to move as, or through, a slushy or liquid substance.
- 3
To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slush in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | névasse, neige fondue, sloche , gadoue , barbotine, granité |
| German | Schneematsch , Matsch , Slush, Slusheis, Slush Eis |
| Portuguese | lama de neve , lama , granizado |
| Spanish | nieve fangosa, nieve a medio derretir, nieve semiderretida , granizado |
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 slush come from?
May be a variant of sludge or imitative like slosh. Perhaps a confluence of both influences.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).