slay
/sleɪ/,
The verdict
“slay” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,565 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,565
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,603
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - matar, assassinar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | slay |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /sleɪ/, |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #89,565 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “slay” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
slay is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,565 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /sleɪ/,. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for slay in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is slay, spelled S-L-A-Y.
Definition
- 1matar, assassinar
- 2conquistar, dominar
- 3destruir
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.
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Using “slay”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-L-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sleɪ/, (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.