front slash
"front-slash" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“front slash” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | front slash |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “front slash” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for front slash is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.".
Zero misspellings are on record for front slash in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. 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.
Etymologically, the entry records: A retronym to distinguish slash from backslash, particularly in computing contexts. The correct English form is front slash, spelled F-R-O-N-T- -S-L-A-S-H.
Definition
- 1Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Etymology
A retronym to distinguish slash from backslash, particularly in computing contexts.
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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.
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Using “front slash”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-R-O-N-T- -S-L-A-S-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.