slash

\slaʃ\

/\slaʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“slash” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,051. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,051
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Barre oblique (caractère /).

Corpus desk

Index FR-slash · slash · French

slash · rank #42,051 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,051
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH snipers

Nearest frequency peer: snipers (+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 « slash »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « slash » 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).

slash vs SSH
0% similar
slash vs spas
60% similar
slash vs slave
60% similar

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

Key facts for slash
PropertyValue
Headwordslash
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\slaʃ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,051
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « slash »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « snipers » (#42,052), « siestes » (#42,049), « soap » (#42,053). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « slash » est au #42,051. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around slash (IPA \slaʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,051 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Barre oblique (caractère /).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for slash, with forms such as "lsash", "salsh", and "slahs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "SSH", "spas", "slave", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is slash, spelled S-L-A-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Barre oblique (caractère /).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dans un système de fichiers Unix, la racine est représentée par un slash (/).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lsash
  • salsh
  • slahs
  • slashh
  • slassh
  • sllash
  • slsah
  • sslash

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of slash - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lsash2salsh2slahs2slashh1slassh1sllash1slsah2sslash1
Edit distance from "slash"

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 "slash"?
"slash" is spelled S-L-A-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is \slaʃ\.
What does "slash" mean?
As a noun, "slash" means: Barre oblique (caractère /).
What words are commonly confused with "slash"?
"slash" is commonly confused with "SSH", "spas", "slave". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "slash"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slash" is \slaʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "slash" come from?
"slash" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

solis#42,054shock#42,046sarin#42,036sarde#42,035

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

sapeur8 variantsripoux8 variantsTitien8 variantsreason8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list