salma

[ˈsalma]

/[ˈsalma]/ verb

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The verdict

“salma” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,280. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,280
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salmar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-salma · salma · Spanish

salma · rank #36,280 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,280
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH saldrás

Nearest frequency peer: saldrás (-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 “salma”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “salma” 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).

salma vs sam
60% similar
salma vs Sola
40% similar
salma vs suma
60% similar

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

Key facts for salma
PropertyValue
Headwordsalma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈsalma]
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,280
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “salma”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.salmacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “saldrás” (#36,279), “saltamontes” (#36,281), “satisfaga” (#36,282). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “salma” va en #36,280. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around salma (IPA [ˈsalma]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,280 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for salma, with forms such as "aslma", "salam", and "sallma". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sam", "Sola", "suma", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is salma, spelled S-A-L-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salmar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de salmar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aslma
  • salam
  • sallma
  • salmma
  • samla
  • slama
  • ssalma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of salma - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aslma2salam2sallma1salmma1samla2slama2ssalma1
Edit distance from "salma"

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 "salma"?
"salma" is spelled S-A-L-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsalma].
What does "salma" mean?
As a verb, "salma" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salmar.
What words are commonly confused with "salma"?
"salma" is commonly confused with "sam", "Sola", "suma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "salma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salma" is [ˈsalma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salma" come from?
"salma" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sigma#36,291símil#36,315Tagle#36,318Tepic#36,323

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Sven7 variantsParral7 variantspages7 variantsNoelia7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list