esclave

\ɛs.klav\

/\ɛs.klav\/ noun

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The verdict

“esclave” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,391. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,391
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui ou celle qui par sa naissance ou par sa capture n’est pas de condition libre ou que la violence a mis sous la puissance absolue d’un maître.

Corpus desk

Index FR-esclave · esclave · French

esclave · rank #6,391 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,391
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH estimation

Nearest frequency peer: estimation (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « esclave »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « esclave » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

esclave vs exclame
71% similar
esclave vs esclaves
88% similar
esclave vs éclate
57% similar

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

Key facts for esclave
PropertyValue
Headwordesclave
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛs.klav\
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,391
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « esclave »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.esclavese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « estimation » (#6,392), « doctrine » (#6,389), « exclu » (#6,393). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « esclave » est au #6,391. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around esclave (IPA \ɛs.klav\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,391 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for esclave, with forms such as "ecslave", "escalve", and "escclave". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "exclame", "esclaves", "éclate", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is esclave, spelled E-S-C-L-A-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui ou celle qui par sa naissance ou par sa capture n’est pas de condition libre ou que la violence a mis sous la puissance absolue d’un maître.
  2. 2
    Prolétaire opprimé et exploité.
  3. 3
    Personne qu'on traite comme étant entièrement à sa disposition, sans liberté aucune.
  4. 4
    Personne qui, par amour, se met dans la dépendance de quelqu’un et suit aveuglément ses volontés.
  5. 5
    Personne ayant apparemment abandonné sa liberté au profit d'une passion, d'une idée, etc.
  6. 6
    Élément vers lequel on synchronise, par opposition au maître.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le second document n’est pas plus exact que le premier, car il ne dit pas si tous les esclaves entrés dans le port de Rio ont été le produit d’un commerce direct entre cette place et l’Afrique.
  2. Dans les premiers âges historiques, on ne voit pas seulement les maîtres frapper et fouetter leurs esclaves ; les rois eux-mêmes administrent le supplice de la bastonnade.

Synonyms

captifserfserveserviteur

Antonyms

maîtrehomme libre

This word in other languages

slave(English)esclavo(Español)Knecht(Deutsch)escravo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecslave
  • escalve
  • escclave
  • esclaev
  • esclavve
  • escllave
  • esclvae
  • eslcave
  • essclave
  • seclave

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esclave - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecslave2escalve2escclave1esclaev2esclavve1escllave1esclvae2eslcave2
Edit distance from "esclave"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "esclave"?
"esclave" is spelled E-S-C-L-A-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.klav\.
What does "esclave" mean?
As a noun, "esclave" means: Celui ou celle qui par sa naissance ou par sa capture n’est pas de condition libre ou que la violence a mis sous la puissance absolue d’un maître.
What words are commonly confused with "esclave"?
"esclave" is commonly confused with "exclame", "esclaves", "éclate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esclave"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esclave" is \ɛs.klav\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esclave" come from?
"esclave" is a French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

couloir#6,386finales#6,396fraîche#6,397colline#6,382

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

chasseur10 variantsinvesti10 variantsAvignon10 variantsprinces10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list