slave

[sleɪv]

/[sleɪv]/ noun

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The verdict

“slave” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,060. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,060
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensch, der Eigentum eines anderen Menschen ist; Unfreier: Sklave, Sklavin

Corpus desk

Index DE-slave · slave · German

slave · rank #27,060 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,060
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Skigebiet

Nearest frequency peer: Skigebiet (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „slave“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „slave“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

slave vs state
60% similar
slave vs space
60% similar
slave vs späte
40% similar

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

Key facts for slave
PropertyValue
Headwordslave
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sleɪv]
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,060
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „slave“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).slaveliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Skigebiet“ (#27,059), „Skeptiker“ (#27,058), „Sold“ (#27,062). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „slave“ bei #27,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around slave (IPA [sleɪv]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,060 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mensch, der Eigentum eines anderen Menschen ist; Unfreier: Sklave, Sklavin".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for slave, with forms such as "lsave", "slaev", and "slavve". 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, "state", "space", "späte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is slave, spelled S-L-A-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mensch, der Eigentum eines anderen Menschen ist; Unfreier: Sklave, Sklavin

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The Romans had lots of slaves.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lsave
  • slaev
  • slavve
  • sllave
  • slvae
  • sslave

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lsave2slaev2slavve1sllave1slvae2sslave1
Edit distance from "slave"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "slave"?
"slave" is spelled S-L-A-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [sleɪv].
What does "slave" mean?
As a noun, "slave" means: Mensch, der Eigentum eines anderen Menschen ist; Unfreier: Sklave, Sklavin
What words are commonly confused with "slave"?
"slave" is commonly confused with "state", "space", "späte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "slave"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slave" is [sleɪv]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "slave" come from?
"slave" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sippe#27,057stirb#27,072rufus#27,029rockt#27,028

Similar misspelling depth

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

Sold6 variantssung6 variantsTrial6 variantsrauen6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list