salud
Spanish, noun/saˈlud/
salud is spelled S-A-L-U-D (5 letters) and appears 191 times per million words in written Spanish, the 431st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salud is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “health” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Estado de normal funcionamiento de un organismo, en el que se encuentra libre de dolencias o achaques”.
What does salud mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehealth
interjection
- 1
bless you (said to somebody who has sneezed)
- 2
cheers (the usual toast when drinking alcohol)
- 3
datedgreetings!
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Estado de normal funcionamiento de un organismo, en el que se encuentra libre de dolencias o achaques. 2. Por extensión, condiciones en general en que un organismo se encuentra.
interjection: 1. Se emplea para desear un bien a alguien, y en especial como expresión de cortesía ante un estornudo. 2. Se dice como fórmula al momento de brindar.
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 salud
- saludes plural
- ¡salud! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce salud?
- /saˈlud/
- [saˈluð̞]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to salud
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is salud in Spanish?
salud appears 191 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).