salir

/[saˈliɾ]/ verb

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Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#364

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

salir is aSpanishverb. It means: Ir afuera. Pronounced [saˈliɾ]. It ranks #364 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with sir and Sar.

Key facts for salir
PropertyValue
Headwordsalir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[saˈliɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#364
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of salir in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for salir is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [saˈliɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #364 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 29 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for salir, with forms such as "aslir", "sailr", and "salirr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sir", "Sar", "salt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is salir, spelled S-A-L-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ir afuera.
  2. 2
    Partir de un lugar a otro.
  3. 3
    Desembarazarse o librarse de algún lugar estrecho, peligroso o molesto.
  4. 4
    Librarse, desembarazarse de algo que ocupa o molesta.
  5. 5
    Aparecer, manifestarse, descubrirse.
  6. 6
    Nacer, brotar.
  7. 7
    Tratándose de manchas: Quitarse, borrarse, desaparecer.
  8. 8
    Sobresalir, estar una cosa más alta o más afuera que otra.
  9. 9
    Descubrir alguien su índole, idoneidad o aprovechamiento.
  10. 10
    Nacer, proceder, traer una cosa su origen de otra.
  11. 11
    Ser una persona, en algunos juegos, la primera que juega.
  12. 12
    Deshacerse de una cosa vendiéndola o despachándola.
  13. 13
    Darse al público.
  14. 14
    Decir o hacer una cosa inesperada o intempestiva.
  15. 15
    Ocurrir, sobrevenir u ofrecerse de nuevo una cosa.
  16. 16
    Importar, costar una cosa que se compra.
  17. 17
    Tratándose de cuentas: Resultar, de la oportuna operación aritmética, que estén bien hechas o ajustadas.
  18. 18
    Con la preposición «a»: Obligarse a satisfacer algún gasto u otra responsabilidad pecuniaria.
  19. 19
    Con la preposición con y algunos nombres, lograr o conseguir lo que los nombres significan.
  20. 20
    Con la preposición de y algunos nombres, como juicio, sentido, tino y otros semejantes, perder el uso de lo que los nombres significan.
  21. 21
    Venir a ser, quedar.
  22. 22
    Tener buen o mal éxito una cosa.
  23. 23
    Hablando de las estaciones y otras partes del tiempo: Fenecer, finalizarse.
  24. 24
    Dicho comúnmente de los hijos y los padres: Parecerse, asemejarse.
  25. 25
    Apartarse, separarse de una cosa o faltar a ella en lo regular o debido.
  26. 26
    Cesar en un oficio o cargo.
  27. 27
    Ser una persona elegida o sacada a suerte o por votación.
  28. 28
    Ir a parar, tener salida a punto determinado.
  29. 29
    Adelantarse una embarcación a otra; aventajarla en andar cuando navegan juntas.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aslir,sailr,salirr,sallir,salri,slair,ssalir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for salir

Misspelling Variants of "salir"

aslir5sailr5salirr6sallir6salri5slair5ssalir6
Misspelling Variants of "salir"

Frequency rank: #364 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "salir"?
"salir" is spelled S-A-L-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈliɾ].
What does "salir" mean?
As a verb, "salir" means: Ir afuera.
What words are commonly confused with "salir"?
"salir" is commonly confused with "sir", "Sar", "salt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "salir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salir" is [saˈliɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salir" come from?
"salir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.