# salute

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈl(j)uːt/ · frequency rank #11,110

## Definitions
1. An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, (now especially) a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions.
2. A kiss, offered in salutation.
3. A discharge of cannon or similar arms, as a mark of honour or respect.
4. A pyrotechnic device primarily designed to produce a loud bang.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin salūtō (“to greet; to wish health to”), from salūs (“greeting, good health”), related to salvus (“safe”).

## Easily confused with
- **slut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salute-vs-slut)
- **sate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salute-vs-sate)
- **sauce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salute-vs-sauce)
- **slate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salute-vs-slate)
- **sluts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salute-vs-sluts)
- **salve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salute-vs-salve)
- **solute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salute-vs-solute)
- **statute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salute-vs-statute)
- **saluted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salute-vs-saluted)
- **sale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sale-vs-salute)
- **salt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salt-vs-salute)
- **salty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salty-vs-salute)
- **Salts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salts-vs-salute)
- **salle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salle-vs-salute)
- **saline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-salute)
- **salted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salted-vs-salute)
- **salter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-salute)
- **Salome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-salute)
- **Sallie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sallie-vs-salute)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aslute`, `sallute`, `saltue`, `saluet`, `salutte`, `saulte`, `slaute`, `ssalute`

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