slip kangourou

\slip kɑ̃.ɡu.ʁu\

/\slip kɑ̃.ɡu.ʁu\/ noun

The verdict

“slip kangourou” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sorte de slip masculin qui possède sur le devant une ouverture ressemblant à une poche. Cette ouverture est destinée à pouvoir uriner sans baisser la ceinture du slip.

Key facts for slip kangourou
PropertyValue
Headwordslip kangourou
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\slip kɑ̃.ɡu.ʁu\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “slip kangourou” sits in French frequency

slip kangourou falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for slip kangourou is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \slip kɑ̃.ɡu.ʁu\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sorte de slip masculin qui possède sur le devant une ouverture ressemblant à une poche. Cette ouverture est destinée à pouvoir uriner sans baisser la ceinture du slip.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for slip kangourou, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is slip kangourou, spelled S-L-I-P- -K-A-N-G-O-U-R-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de slip masculin qui possède sur le devant une ouverture ressemblant à une poche. Cette ouverture est destinée à pouvoir uriner sans baisser la ceinture du slip.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "slip kangourou"?
"slip kangourou" is spelled S-L-I-P- -K-A-N-G-O-U-R-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is \slip kɑ̃.ɡu.ʁu\.
What does "slip kangourou" mean?
As a noun, "slip kangourou" means: Sorte de slip masculin qui possède sur le devant une ouverture ressemblant à une poche. Cette ouverture est destinée à pouvoir uriner sans baisser la ceinture du slip.
How do you pronounce "slip kangourou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slip kangourou" is \slip kɑ̃.ɡu.ʁu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "slip kangourou" come from?
"slip kangourou" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “slip kangourou”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-L-I-P- -K-A-N-G-O-U-R-O-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \slip kɑ̃.ɡu.ʁu\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list