# slayer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsleɪə/ · frequency rank #16,131

## Definitions
1. A killer; a murderer; someone who slays.
2. A butcher.

## Etymology
From Middle English slear, sleere, sleare, slaare, dissimilated from Old English slaga (“slayer”), equivalent to slay + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **stayed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slayer-vs-stayed)
- **slower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slayer-vs-slower)
- **slider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slayer-vs-slider)
- **swayed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slayer-vs-swayed)
- **sliver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slayer-vs-sliver)
- **spacer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slayer-vs-spacer)
- **sprayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slayer-vs-sprayer)
- **slay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slay-vs-slayer)
- **slave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slave-vs-slayer)
- **slate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slate-vs-slayer)
- **saver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saver-vs-slayer)
- **slade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slade-vs-slayer)
- **saber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saber-vs-slayer)
- **Sauer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-slayer)
- **slaves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slaves-vs-slayer)
- **sawyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sawyer-vs-slayer)
- **slater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-slayer)
- **slated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slated-vs-slayer)
- **skater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skater-vs-slayer)
- **shaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-slayer)

## Common misspellings (9)
`lsayer`, `salyer`, `slaeyr`, `slayerr`, `slayre`, `slayyer`, `sllayer`, `slyaer`, `sslayer`

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