# slain

> English word · Verb · IPA /sleɪn/ · frequency rank #14,221

## Definitions
1. past participle of slay

## Easily confused with
- **spin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-spin)
- **slip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-slip)
- **span** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-span)
- **stan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-stan)
- **slim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-slim)
- **slam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-slam)
- **slap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-slap)
- **swan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-swan)
- **slid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-slid)
- **slit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-slit)
- **slay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-slay)
- **Slav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-slav)
- **slaw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-slaw)
- **Spain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-spain)
- **slave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-slave)
- **slate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-slate)
- **stain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-stain)
- **snail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-snail)
- **slash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-slash)
- **stein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slain-vs-stein)

## Common misspellings (7)
`lsain`, `salin`, `slainn`, `slani`, `slian`, `sllain`, `sslain`

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