El Salvador
[el salβ̞aˈð̞oɾ]
The verdict
“El Salvador” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - País tropical localizado en Centroamérica. Limita con el océano Pacífico, Guatemala y Honduras.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | El Salvador |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [el salβ̞aˈð̞oɾ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “El Salvador” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for El Salvador is 11 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [el salβ̞aˈð̞oɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
El Salvador doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is El Salvador, spelled E-L- -S-A-L-V-A-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1País tropical localizado en Centroamérica. Limita con el océano Pacífico, Guatemala y Honduras.
- 2Ciudad minera de Chile.
- 3Mina de cobre en Chile.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “El Salvador”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-L- -S-A-L-V-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [el salβ̞aˈð̞oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.