salgan

[ˈsalɣ̞ãn]

/[ˈsalɣ̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“salgan” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,939
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salgar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-salgan · salgan · Spanish

salgan · rank #4,939 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,939
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sagrado

Nearest frequency peer: sagrado (-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 “salgan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “salgan” 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).

salgan vs salón
67% similar
salgan vs sigan
67% similar
salgan vs salsa
67% similar

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

Key facts for salgan
PropertyValue
Headwordsalgan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈsalɣ̞ãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,939
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “salgan”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).salgancae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sagrado” (#4,938), “salimos” (#4,940), “Rincón” (#4,937). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “salgan” va en #4,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around salgan (IPA [ˈsalɣ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,939 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for salgan, with forms such as "aslgan", "saglan", and "salagn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "salón", "sigan", "salsa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is salgan, spelled S-A-L-G-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salgar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de salir.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de salir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aslgan
  • saglan
  • salagn
  • salgann
  • salggan
  • salgna
  • sallgan
  • slagan
  • ssalgan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of salgan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aslgan2saglan2salagn2salgann1salggan1salgna2sallgan1slagan2
Edit distance from "salgan"

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 "salgan"?
"salgan" is spelled S-A-L-G-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsalɣ̞ãn].
What does "salgan" mean?
As a verb, "salgan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salgar.
What words are commonly confused with "salgan"?
"salgan" is commonly confused with "salón", "sigan", "salsa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "salgan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salgan" is [ˈsalɣ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salgan" come from?
"salgan" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rincón#4,937recibo#4,936receta#4,935parado#4,931

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

sufren9 variantssugiere9 variantsideales9 variantscargar9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list