salda
[ˈsal̪d̪a]
The verdict
“salda” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,419 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,419
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de saldar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | salda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈsal̪d̪a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #71,419 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “salda” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
salda is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,419 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈsal̪d̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
salda has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is salda, spelled S-A-L-D-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de saldar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de saldar.
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 “salda”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-L-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsal̪d̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.