sala

[ˈsala]

/[ˈsala]/ noun

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The verdict

“sala” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,067. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,067
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pieza principal de la casa, donde se reciben las visitas de cumplimiento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sala · sala · Spanish

sala · rank #1,067 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,067
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH publicado

Nearest frequency peer: publicado (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “sala”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “sala” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sala vs SL
0% similar
sala vs sea
50% similar
sala vs sol
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sala
PropertyValue
Headwordsala
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsala]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,067
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sala”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.salacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “publicado” (#1,066), “Santiago” (#1,068), “pruebas” (#1,065). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sala” va en #1,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around sala (IPA [ˈsala]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,067 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for sala, with forms such as "asla", "saal", and "salla". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "SL", "sea", "sol", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is sala, spelled S-A-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza principal de la casa, donde se reciben las visitas de cumplimiento.
  2. 2
    Aposento de grandes dimensiones.
  3. 3
    Pieza donde se constituye un tribunal de justicia para celebrar audiencia y despachar los asuntos a él sometidos.
  4. 4
    Conjunto de los jueces que forman un tribunal de alzada.
  5. 5
    Convite, fiesta, sarao y diversión.

Synonyms

salón

This word in other languages

living room(English)salon(Français)Wohnzimmer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asla
  • saal
  • salla
  • slaa
  • ssala

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sala - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asla2saal2salla1slaa2ssala1
Edit distance from "sala"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sala"?
"sala" is spelled S-A-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsala].
What does "sala" mean?
As a noun, "sala" means: Pieza principal de la casa, donde se reciben las visitas de cumplimiento.
What words are commonly confused with "sala"?
"sala" is commonly confused with "SL", "sea", "sol". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sala"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sala" is [ˈsala]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sala" come from?
"sala" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sala", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mesa#1,058acto#1,077Cuba#1,053tuve#1,047

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

sueño5 variantsocho5 variantspuso5 variantscama5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list