# salvia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsælvɪə/ · frequency rank #43,358

## Definitions
1. A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.
2. A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.

## Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Salvia, in turn from Latin salvia (“sage”). Doublet of sage.

## Easily confused with
- **silva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvia-vs-silva)
- **salvo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvia-vs-salvo)
- **savin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvia-vs-savin)
- **Sylvia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvia-vs-sylvia)
- **Silvio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvia-vs-silvio)
- **Silvia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvia-vs-silvia)
- **Scalia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvia-vs-scalia)
- **Sylvie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvia-vs-sylvie)
- **Sandia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvia-vs-sandia)
- **sala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-salvia)
- **salsa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salsa-vs-salvia)
- **salve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salve-vs-salvia)
- **Salma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salma-vs-salvia)
- **saliva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saliva-vs-salvia)
- **salina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salina-vs-salvia)
- **Sallie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sallie-vs-salvia)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aslvia`, `sallvia`, `salvai`, `salvvia`, `savlia`, `slavia`, `ssalvia`

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