Slawe
[ˈslaːvə]
The verdict
“Slawe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger einer Völkergruppe im Osten Europas
Corpus desk
Index DE-slawe · Slawe · German
Slawe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Slawe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈslaːvə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Slawe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Slawe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈslaːvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angehöriger einer Völkergruppe im Osten Europas".
Slawe has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Slawe, spelled S-L-A-W-E.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger einer Völkergruppe im Osten Europas
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Slawe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Trotz der häufigen Kämpfe zwischen Deutschen und Slawen bestand ein friedlicher Handelsverkehr und Warenaustausch zwischen dem Westen und den ostelbischen Völkern.“
„Als Slawe fürchtete ich mich gewaltig davor, ich könnte scheitern und meine Zunge verschlucken.“
This word in other languages
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.