# sala

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #36,745

## Definitions
1. A large hall or reception room.
2. A living room.
3. A courtroom.

## Etymology
From Spanish sala, from Germanic. Compare Swedish sal. Doublet of salle and sale.

## Easily confused with
- **SL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sl)
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-say)
- **saw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-saw)
- **sea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sea)
- **san** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-san)
- **Sam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sam)
- **sat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sat)
- **spa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-spa)
- **sol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sol)
- **sap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sap)
- **SAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sas)
- **sly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sly)
- **SQL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sql)
- **Sao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sao)
- **sha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sha)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sta)
- **SNL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-snl)
- **Sar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sar)
- **sax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sax)
- **sia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-sia)

## Common misspellings (5)
`asla`, `saal`, `salla`, `slaa`, `ssala`

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