slim

\slim\

/\slim\/ noun

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The verdict

“slim” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,037
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pantalon très serré et moulant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-slim · slim · French

slim · rank #15,037 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,037
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH soprano

Nearest frequency peer: soprano (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « slim »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « slim » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

slim vs SM
0% similar
slim vs sri
50% similar
slim vs STM
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for slim
PropertyValue
Headwordslim
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\slim\
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,037
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « slim »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).slimse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « soprano » (#15,038), « sentie » (#15,035), « spectaculaires » (#15,039). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « slim » est au #15,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around slim (IPA \slim\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,037 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pantalon très serré et moulant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for slim, with forms such as "lsim", "silm", and "slimm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "SM", "sri", "STM", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is slim, spelled S-L-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pantalon très serré et moulant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how slim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. — Bonjour, tu cherches un modèle en particulier ? — Bonjour, j’aimerais bien un slim. — On a un modèle super, tu fais quelle taille (il la regarde) : 27/28 ?
  2. De bas en haut il était muni de santiags noires, au motif tribales blancs, à demi dissimulé dans un slim troué au teinte bleu foncé, surmonté d’un T-shirt moulant, noir lui aussi ….

This word in other languages

skinny jeans(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lsim
  • silm
  • slimm
  • sllim
  • slmi
  • sslim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of slim - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lsim2silm2slimm1sllim1slmi2sslim1
Edit distance from "slim"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "slim"?
"slim" is spelled S-L-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is \slim\.
What does "slim" mean?
As a noun, "slim" means: Pantalon très serré et moulant.
What words are commonly confused with "slim"?
"slim" is commonly confused with "SM", "sri", "STM". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "slim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slim" is \slim\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "slim" come from?
"slim" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "slim", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

suez#15,043tuto#15,056wang#15,064zola#15,066

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

prod6 variantsaidée6 variantsalliée6 variantsatome6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list