slurs

verb

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"slurs" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“slurs” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,905. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,905
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of slur

Corpus desk

Index EN-slurs · slurs · English

slurs · rank #24,905 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,905
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH slutty

Nearest frequency peer: slutty (+1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “slurs”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “slurs” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

slurs vs Sus
40% similar
slurs vs sure
60% similar
slurs vs sums
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for slurs
PropertyValue
Headwordslurs
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,905
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “slurs”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).slurslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “slutty” (#24,906), “Sikhs” (#24,903), “smurf” (#24,907). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “slurs” is #24,905. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around slurs, averb. Corpus frequency is #24,905 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of slur".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for slurs, with forms such as "lsurs", "sllurs", and "slrus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sus", "sure", "sums", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is slurs, spelled S-L-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of slur

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He always slurs his 'R's. I wish he'd stop mumbling.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lsurs
  • sllurs
  • slrus
  • slurrs
  • slurss
  • slusr
  • sslurs
  • sulrs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of slurs - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lsurs2sllurs1slrus2slurrs1slurss1slusr2sslurs1sulrs2
Edit distance from "slurs"

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 "slurs"?
"slurs" is spelled S-L-U-R-S.
What does "slurs" mean?
As a verb, "slurs" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of slur
What words are commonly confused with "slurs"?
"slurs" is commonly confused with "Sus", "sure", "sums". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "slurs" come from?
"slurs" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sikhs#24,903smurf#24,907tarot#24,927reels#24,880

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

slutty8 variantsrants8 variantsmurky8 variantsMorty8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list