saltante
Spanish, adjective/salˈtante/
saltante is spelled S-A-L-T-A-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish, the 167,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saltante is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “outstanding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dicho de un cuadrúpedo, rampante pero con las dos patas en tierra y las dos manos alzadas y juntas”.
What does saltante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineoutstanding
- 2
femininemasculineexceptional
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de un cuadrúpedo, rampante pero con las dos patas en tierra y las dos manos alzadas y juntas. 2. Que sobresale y destaca por sus cualidades. 3. Que salta.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of saltante
- saltantes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saltante?
- /salˈtante/
- [sal̪ˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
- [sal̪ˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saltante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saltante in Spanish?
saltante appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).