sala
[ˈsala]
The verdict
“sala” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,067 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,067
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pieza principal de la casa, donde se reciben las visitas de cumplimiento.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sala |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsala] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #1,067 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sala” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for sala is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsala]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,067 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Pieza principal de la casa, donde se reciben las visitas de cumplimiento.
- 2Aposento de grandes dimensiones.
- 3Pieza donde se constituye un tribunal de justicia para celebrar audiencia y despachar los asuntos a él sometidos.
- 4Conjunto de los jueces que forman un tribunal de alzada.
- 5Convite, fiesta, sarao y diversión.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “sala”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsala] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “SL” - see the side-by-side comparison. sala vs SL
- 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.