salad

[saˈlað̞]

/[saˈlað̞]/ verb

The verdict

“salad” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,933 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,933
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de salar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-salad · salad · Spanish

salad · rank #98,933 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,933
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sail

Nearest frequency peer: sail (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “salad”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “salad” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for salad
PropertyValue
Headwordsalad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[saˈlað̞]
Letters5
Frequency rank#98,933
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “salad” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.saladcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sail” (#98,932), “sahariano” (#98,931), “salteados” (#98,935). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “salad” va en #98,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

salad is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,933 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [saˈlað̞]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de salar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for salad in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is salad, spelled S-A-L-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de salar.

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 "salad"?
"salad" is spelled S-A-L-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈlað̞].
What does "salad" mean?
As a verb, "salad" means: Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de salar.
How do you pronounce "salad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salad" is [saˈlað̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salad" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list