# slag vs slate

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slag
*noun · IPA /slæɡ/ · frequency rank #22,814*
Waste material from a mine.

### slate
*noun · IPA /sleɪt/ · frequency rank #9,397*
A flake or piece of certain types of stone that tend to cleave into thin layers.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slag-vs-slate