slaver

/ˈslævə/

//ˈslævə// verb

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"slaver" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“slaver” is uncommon English (frequency #59,708 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,708
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber.

Corpus desk

Index EN-slaver · slaver · English

slaver · rank #59,708 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,708
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Smedley

Nearest frequency peer: Smedley (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “slaver”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “slaver” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for slaver
PropertyValue
Headwordslaver
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈslævə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,708
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “slaver” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).slaverfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Smedley” (#59,710), “smol” (#59,711), “silkworm” (#59,704). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “slaver” is #59,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

slaver is uncommon English at frequency #59,708 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈslævə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for slaver in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English slaveren, from Old Norse slafra (“to slaver”), probably imitative. Doublet of slabber. The correct English form is slaver, spelled S-L-A-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    To drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber.
  2. 2
    To fawn.
  3. 3
    To be drooled out of someone’s mouth.
  4. 4
    To smear with saliva issuing from the mouth.
  5. 5
    To be besmeared with saliva.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how slaver appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A fearsome sight it was to behold how he swelled in his wrath, and his eyes blazed like disastrous stars at midnight, and being wood with anger he gnashed his teeth till the froth stood at his lips and slavered down his chin.
  2. should I, damn'd then, / Slaver with lips as common as the stairs / That mount the Capitol

Etymology

From Middle English slaveren, from Old Norse slafra (“to slaver”), probably imitative. Doublet of slabber.

Synonyms

droolslobber

This word in other languages

baver(Français)sabbern(Deutsch)babar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "slaver"?
"slaver" is spelled S-L-A-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈslævə/.
What does "slaver" mean?
As a verb, "slaver" means: To drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber.
How do you pronounce "slaver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slaver" is /ˈslævə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "slaver"?
From Middle English slaveren, from Old Norse slafra (“to slaver”), probably imitative. Doublet of slabber. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "slaver", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list