galley slave
"galley-slave" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“galley slave” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | galley slave |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “galley slave” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
galley slave is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
galley slave doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is galley slave, spelled G-A-L-L-E-Y- -S-L-A-V-E.
Definition
- 1A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).
- 2A typesetter (person who arranged type in a galley for printing).
This word in other languages
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 “galley slave”
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- The one correct English spelling is G-A-L-L-E-Y- -S-L-A-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.