slipper

Other forms of slipper

plural

slippers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about slipper

What does slipper mean?

slipper means "low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in slipper?

slipper has 2 syllables: slip-per. The stress falls on "slip". In IPA it is /ˈslɪpɚ/.

What is another word for slipper?

Close synonyms include carpet slipper, skidder, slider. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slipper a common word?

slipper is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.