# salvo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsælvəʊ/ · frequency rank #34,676

## Definitions
1. An exception; a reservation; an excuse.

## Etymology
From Latin salvo, ablative of salvus, the past participle of salvāre (“to save, to reserve”), either from salvo jure (“the right being reserved”), or from salvo errore et omissone (“reserving error and omission”).

## Easily confused with
- **Sao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-sao)
- **sav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-sav)
- **save** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-save)
- **solo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-solo)
- **Sato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-sato)
- **silo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-silo)
- **solve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-solve)
- **silva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-silva)
- **savvy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-savvy)
- **santo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-santo)
- **Savoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-savoy)
- **savor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-savor)
- **servo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-servo)
- **Silvio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-silvio)
- **sal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sal-vs-salvo)
- **sale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sale-vs-salvo)
- **salt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salt-vs-salvo)
- **sala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-salvo)
- **sales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sales-vs-salvo)
- **salad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salad-vs-salvo)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aslvo`, `sallvo`, `salov`, `salvvo`, `savlo`, `slavo`, `ssalvo`

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