# slap vs slave

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slap
*noun · IPA /slæp/ · frequency rank #7,502*
A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

### slave
*noun · IPA /sleɪv/ · frequency rank #4,270*
A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.

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