salteña

[sal̪ˈt̪eɲa]

/[sal̪ˈt̪eɲa]/ noun

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The verdict

“salteña” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,655 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,655
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variedad de empanada que contiene papa, cebolla de verdeo, carne picada, cebolla en cabeza y huevo.

Key facts for salteña
PropertyValue
Headwordsalteña
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sal̪ˈt̪eɲa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “salteña” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). salteña lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

salteña is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,655 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sal̪ˈt̪eɲa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variedad de empanada que contiene papa, cebolla de verdeo, carne picada, cebolla en cabeza y huevo.".

salteña doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is salteña, spelled S-A-L-T-E-Ñ-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variedad de empanada que contiene papa, cebolla de verdeo, carne picada, cebolla en cabeza y huevo.

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 "salteña"?
"salteña" is spelled S-A-L-T-E-Ñ-A. The IPA pronunciation is [sal̪ˈt̪eɲa].
What does "salteña" mean?
As a noun, "salteña" means: Variedad de empanada que contiene papa, cebolla de verdeo, carne picada, cebolla en cabeza y huevo.
How do you pronounce "salteña"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salteña" is [sal̪ˈt̪eɲa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salteña" come from?
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Using “salteña”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-L-T-E-Ñ-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [sal̪ˈt̪eɲa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list