# salty vs savvy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### salty
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɒl.ti/ · frequency rank #10,605*
Tasting of salt.

### savvy
*adjective · IPA /ˈsæv.i/ · frequency rank #13,804*
Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salty-vs-savvy