slap

/slæp/

//slæp// verb

The verdict

“slap” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,879 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,879
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Darle un manotazo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-slap · slap · Spanish

slap · rank #97,879 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,879
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sisto

Nearest frequency peer: sisto (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “slap”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “slap” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for slap
PropertyValue
Headwordslap
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/slæp/
Letters4
Frequency rank#97,879
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “slap” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).slapcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sisto” (#97,878), “sináptica” (#97,877), “sobar” (#97,881). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “slap” va en #97,879. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

slap is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,879 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /slæp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for slap, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is slap, spelled S-L-A-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Darle un manotazo.
  2. 2
    Darle una bofetada.

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 "slap"?
"slap" is spelled S-L-A-P. The IPA pronunciation is /slæp/.
What does "slap" mean?
As a verb, "slap" means: Darle un manotazo.
How do you pronounce "slap"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slap" is /slæp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "slap" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list