# slaw

> English word · Noun · IPA /slɔː/ · frequency rank #47,911

## Definitions
1. Coleslaw.

## Etymology
Borrowed (around 1861) from Dutch sla, shortened from salade (“salad, lettuce”).

## Easily confused with
- **SW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-sw)
- **spa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-spa)
- **sly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-sly)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-sow)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-sta)
- **SLR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-slr)
- **SMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-sma)
- **SLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-slc)
- **SoA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-soa)
- **SSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-ssa)
- **SLE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-sle)
- **SNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-sna)
- **stay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-stay)
- **star** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-star)
- **slow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-slow)
- **snow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-snow)
- **slip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-slip)
- **snap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-snap)
- **soap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-soap)
- **slot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaw-vs-slot)

## Common misspellings (6)
`lsaw`, `salw`, `slaww`, `sllaw`, `slwa`, `sslaw`

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