# salami

> English word · Noun · IPA [səˈlɑːmɪ] · frequency rank #33,832

## Definitions
1. A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.
2. A grand slam.
3. The penis.

## Etymology
From Italian salami, plural of salame (“salami”), from sale (“salt”), from Latin sal.

## Easily confused with
- **slam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salami-vs-slam)
- **Sami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salami-vs-sami)
- **Salem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salami-vs-salem)
- **swami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salami-vs-swami)
- **Salma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salami-vs-salma)
- **Salas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salami-vs-salas)
- **salary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salami-vs-salary)
- **Salome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salami-vs-salome)
- **Sasaki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salami-vs-sasaki)
- **sala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-salami)
- **salad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salad-vs-salami)
- **salah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salah-vs-salami)
- **Salam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-salami)
- **safari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safari-vs-salami)
- **salaam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salaam-vs-salami)
- **Saladin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saladin-vs-salami)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aslami`, `saalmi`, `salaim`, `salammi`, `sallami`, `salmai`, `slaami`, `ssalami`

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