salterio

[sal̪ˈt̪eɾjo]

/[sal̪ˈt̪eɾjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“salterio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,917 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,917
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento de cuerda que consiste en una caja de resonancia sobre la que se extienden las cuerdas, que son pulsadas con púas o los dedos o bien percutidas con palos, macillos, etc. El percutor pue...

Corpus desk

Index ES-salterio · salterio · Spanish

salterio · rank #74,917 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,917
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH saltitos

Nearest frequency peer: saltitos (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “salterio”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “salterio” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for salterio
PropertyValue
Headwordsalterio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sal̪ˈt̪eɾjo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,917
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “salterio” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.salteriocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “saltitos” (#74,918), “sacramentales” (#74,915), “saboteado” (#74,914). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “salterio” va en #74,917. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

salterio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,917 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sal̪ˈt̪eɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for salterio in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is salterio, spelled S-A-L-T-E-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento de cuerda que consiste en una caja de resonancia sobre la que se extienden las cuerdas, que son pulsadas con púas o los dedos o bien percutidas con palos, macillos, etc. El percutor puede ser una varilla metálica o de madera que golpea una cuerda creando melodías (como en el caso de la celesta, cítara, santur persa) o bien un grupo de cuerdas creando un acompañamiento rítmico.
  2. 2
    Compendio o colección de salmos, composiciones líricas musicales sagradas, que puede hacer referencia a distintas colecciones de himnos musicales de ese género.

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 "salterio"?
"salterio" is spelled S-A-L-T-E-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [sal̪ˈt̪eɾjo].
What does "salterio" mean?
As a noun, "salterio" means: Instrumento de cuerda que consiste en una caja de resonancia sobre la que se extienden las cuerdas, que son pulsadas con púas o los dedos o bien percutidas con palos, macillos, etc. El percutor pue...
How do you pronounce "salterio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salterio" is [sal̪ˈt̪eɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salterio" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

saltitos#74,918resetear#74,894sicólogo#74,942sinuosas#74,945

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list