slaves

/sleɪvz/

//sleɪvz// noun

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The verdict

“slaves” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,180 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,180
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural de slave

Key facts for slaves
PropertyValue
Headwordslaves
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sleɪvz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,180
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “slaves” sits in Portuguese 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). slaves lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

slaves is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,180 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sleɪvz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural de slave".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for slaves, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is slaves, spelled S-L-A-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural de slave

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "slaves"?
"slaves" is spelled S-L-A-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /sleɪvz/.
What does "slaves" mean?
As a noun, "slaves" means: plural de slave
How do you pronounce "slaves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slaves" is /sleɪvz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "slaves" come from?
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Using “slaves”

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

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

Other uncommon Portuguese 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list