# slade vs spades

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slade
*noun · IPA /sleɪd/ · frequency rank #21,065*
A valley, a flat grassy area, a glade.

### spades
*noun · IPA /speɪdz/ · frequency rank #24,318*
plural of spade

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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