saltar
[sal̪ˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“saltar” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,360 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,360
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Impulsarse o lanzarse al aire.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saltar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [sal̪ˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #6,360 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “saltar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for saltar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sal̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,360 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for saltar, with forms such as "asltar", "salatr", and "salltar". 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, "star", "santa", "solar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is saltar, spelled S-A-L-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Impulsarse o lanzarse al aire.
- 2Lanzarse al vacío.
- 3Acción de un objeto que se separa rápidamente de un lugar y se detiene en otro.
- 4Surgir de repente.
- 5En el truco, habiendo perdido la primera ronda, tirar forzosamente en la segunda ronda la carta más alta que se posee para no perder la mano.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asltar,salatr,salltar,saltarr,saltra,salttar,satlar,slatar,ssaltar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of saltar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “saltar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-L-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [sal̪ˈt̪aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “star” - see the side-by-side comparison. saltar vs star
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.