slate
The verdict
“slate” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,195 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,195
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pizarra (roca).
Corpus desk
Index ES-slate · slate · Spanish
slate · rank #64,195 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,195
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 34,953
- PHOTO-FINISH snif
Nearest frequency peer: snif (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “slate”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sistémicas
sistémicas
35,809 corpus weight
- sistólica
sistólica
35,808 corpus weight
- slate
slate
35,806 corpus weight
- snif
snif
35,805 corpus weight
- sociables
sociables
35,804 corpus weight
- sollozando
sollozando
35,803 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “slate” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | slate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #64,195 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “slate” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
slate is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,195 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for slate, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is slate, spelled S-L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Pizarra (roca).
- 2Pizarra (color).
- 3Pizarra, pizarrón, encerado, tablero.
- 4Pizarra, losa.
- 5Cuenta, nota.
- 6Horario.
- 7Lista de candidatos.
- 8Lista de películas.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "slate", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency 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.