slang

/slæŋ/

//slæŋ// noun

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The verdict

“slang” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,364 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,364
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lenguaje fuera del uso convencional y en el registro informal.

Key facts for slang
PropertyValue
Headwordslang
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/slæŋ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#90,364
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “slang” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). slang lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

slang is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,364 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /slæŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for slang, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is slang, spelled S-L-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lenguaje fuera del uso convencional y en el registro informal.
  2. 2
    Lenguaje que es único a una profesión particular o tema; jerga.
  3. 3
    El lenguaje especializado de un grupo social, algunas veces usado para ocultar el significado de los extraños; jerga.
  4. 4
    Una variedad particular de jerga; la jerga usada por un grupo particular.
  5. 5
    Un ítem de una jerga; una palabra o expresión de una jerga.
  6. 6
    (India) Una palabra maldita.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "slang"?
"slang" is spelled S-L-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /slæŋ/.
What does "slang" mean?
As a noun, "slang" means: Lenguaje fuera del uso convencional y en el registro informal.
How do you pronounce "slang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slang" is /slæŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "slang" come from?
"slang" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “slang”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-L-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /slæŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list