salva

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The verdict

“salva” is uncommon German (frequency #96,183 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,183
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs salvar

Key facts for salva
PropertyValue
Headwordsalva
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#96,183
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “salva” sits in German 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). salva lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

salva is uncommon German at frequency #96,183 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for salva in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs salvar
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Imperativ des Verbs salvar

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "salva"?
"salva" is spelled S-A-L-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "salva" mean?
As a verb, "salva" means: 3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs salvar
How do you pronounce "salva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salva" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salva" come from?
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Using “salva”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-L-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German 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