# onslaught

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɒn.slɔːt/ · frequency rank #22,457

## Definitions
1. A fierce attack.
2. A large number of people or things resembling an attack.

## Etymology
From on- + slaught. Formed after Middle Dutch aenslag, aenslach, equivalent to aen + slag, although slaught corresponds to Middle Dutch slacht; slag is cognate with the English weaving term sley. Compare Dutch aanslag and German Anschlag.

## Common misspellings (14)
`noslaught`, `onlsaught`, `onnslaught`, `onsalught`, `onslaguht`, `onslaugght`, `onslaughht`, `onslaughtt`, `onslaugth`, `onslauhgt`, `onsllaught`, `onsluaght`, `onsslaught`, `osnlaught`

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