slay

\slɛj\

/\slɛj\/ intj

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The verdict

“slay” is uncommon French (frequency #92,202 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,202
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Impressionnant, qui en impose par sa prestance et ses qualités artistiques.

Key facts for slay
PropertyValue
Headwordslay
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\slɛj\
Letters4
Frequency rank#92,202
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “slay” sits in French 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). slay 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

slay is uncommon French at frequency #92,202 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \slɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Impressionnant, qui en impose par sa prestance et ses qualités artistiques.".

slay doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is slay, spelled S-L-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impressionnant, qui en impose par sa prestance et ses qualités artistiques.

Synonyms

c’est mortelça tueça déchire

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 "slay"?
"slay" is spelled S-L-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \slɛj\.
What does "slay" mean?
As an interjection, "slay" means: Impressionnant, qui en impose par sa prestance et ses qualités artistiques.
How do you pronounce "slay"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slay" is \slɛj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "slay" come from?
"slay" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “slay”

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

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

Other uncommon French 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