slash mark
"slash-mark" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“slash mark” 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | slash mark |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “slash mark” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for slash mark is 10 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 ⟨/⟩.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for slash mark in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Used to distinguish the typographic sense of slash from its other uses. The correct English form is slash mark, spelled S-L-A-S-H- -M-A-R-K.
Definition
- 1Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Etymology
Used to distinguish the typographic sense of slash from its other uses.
Synonyms
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 “slash mark”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-L-A-S-H- -M-A-R-K - 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.