# Slytherin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈslɪðəɹɪn/ · frequency rank #40,895

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Coined by British author and philanthropist J. K. Rowling, presumably from slither (verb) + -in (variant of -en (“pertaining to”)) or -ing (“belonging to; of the kind of”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`lsytherin`, `sllytherin`, `sltyherin`, `slyhterin`, `slytehrin`, `slytheirn`, `slytherinn`, `slytherni`, `slytherrin`, `slythherin`, `slythrein`, `slyttherin`, `slyytherin`, `sslytherin`, `syltherin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slytherin