# splash

> English word · Noun · IPA /splæʃ/ · frequency rank #8,988

## Definitions
1. The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
2. A small amount of liquid.
3. A small amount (of color).
4. A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
5. An impact or impression.
6. A splash screen.
7. A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
8. A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion.
9. A large, prominent headline or article.
10. A splash page.
11. The shooting down of an aircraft over water.
12. The bleeding caused by a knife wound.
13. A knife.

## Etymology
Probably an alteration of plash (compare spatter, spill for the initial s-).

## Easily confused with
- **stash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/splash-vs-stash)
- **splat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/splash-vs-splat)
- **squash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/splash-vs-squash)
- **sash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sash-vs-splash)
- **spas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spas-vs-splash)
- **smash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smash-vs-splash)
- **slash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slash-vs-splash)
- **Silas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silas-vs-splash)
- **salah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salah-vs-splash)
- **slush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-splash)
- **spasm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spasm-vs-splash)
- **Salas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salas-vs-splash)

## Common misspellings (10)
`pslash`, `slpash`, `spalsh`, `splahs`, `splashh`, `splassh`, `spllash`, `splsah`, `spplash`, `ssplash`

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