# slides vs sliver

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slides
*verb · IPA /slaɪdz/ · frequency rank #9,959*
third-person singular simple present indicative of slide

### sliver
*noun · IPA /ˈslɪv.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #29,466*
A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.

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