# salted vs saluted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### salted
*adjective · frequency rank #20,217*
To which salt has been added.

### saluted
*verb · IPA /səˈlutɪd/ · frequency rank #40,885*
simple past and past participle of salute

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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