Slytherin
/ˈslɪðəɹɪn/noun
Slytherin is spelled S-L-Y-T-H-E-R-I-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Slytherin means “A person having traits associated with Slytherin house from the Harry Potter series, including ambition, cunning, or an affinity for snakes or the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Slytherin is Slytherins.
How many letters and syllables are in Slytherin?
| Letters | 9: S-L-Y-T-H-E-R-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd 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 Slytherin?
Slytherin appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 Slytherin?
- /ˈslɪðəɹɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Slytherin.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Slytherin
- Slytherins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Slytherin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person having traits associated with Slytherin house from the Harry Potter series, including ambition, cunning, or an affinity for snakes or the colours green and silver.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slytherin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Harry Potter house:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Serpentard |
| Portuguese | Sonserina |
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 Slytherin come from?
Coined by English author J. K. Rowling, presumably from slither (verb) + -in (variant of -en (“pertaining to”)) or -ing (“belonging to; of the kind of”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).