saltar

[sal̪ˈt̪aɾ]

/[sal̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“saltar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,360. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,360
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impulsarse o lanzarse al aire.

Corpus desk

Index ES-saltar · saltar · Spanish

saltar · rank #6,360 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,360
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH saldo

Nearest frequency peer: saldo (-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 “saltar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “saltar” 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).

saltar vs star
67% similar
saltar vs santa
67% similar
saltar vs solar
67% similar

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

Key facts for saltar
PropertyValue
Headwordsaltar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sal̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,360
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “saltar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).saltarcae 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 “saldo” (#6,359), “sanción” (#6,361), “sacando” (#6,358). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “saltar” va en #6,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around saltar (IPA [sal̪ˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,360 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Impulsarse o lanzarse al aire.
  2. 2
    Lanzarse al vacío.
  3. 3
    Acción de un objeto que se separa rápidamente de un lugar y se detiene en otro.
  4. 4
    Surgir de repente.
  5. 5
    En 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

jump(English)sauter(Français)springen(Deutsch)pular(Português)

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.

asltar2salatr2salltar1saltarr1saltra2salttar1satlar2slatar2
Edit distance from "saltar"

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 "saltar"?
"saltar" is spelled S-A-L-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [sal̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "saltar" mean?
As a verb, "saltar" means: Impulsarse o lanzarse al aire.
What words are commonly confused with "saltar"?
"saltar" is commonly confused with "star", "santa", "solar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "saltar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saltar" is [sal̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saltar" come from?
"saltar" 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 "saltar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

tablas#6,362tanque#6,363tarifa#6,364rendir#6,354

Similar misspelling depth

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

abarca9 variantsahorita9 variantspongas9 variantsamarilla9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list