saludar
Spanish, verb/saluˈdaɾ/
saludar is spelled S-A-L-U-D-A-R (7 letters) and appears 7.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,091st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saludar is a Spanish verb meaning “to greet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hacer reverencia o dirigir ciertas palabras en señal de respeto, etc”.
What does saludar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to greet
- 2
to wave
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Hacer reverencia o dirigir ciertas palabras en señal de respeto, etc. 2. Proclamar a uno emperador, general, etc. 3. Dar señales de obsequio o festejo con descargas de artillería, fusilería, etc. 4. Usar ciertas preces o aplicar la saliva para curar ciertos males.
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 saludar
- saludo first-person present singular
- saludé first-person preterite singular
- saludado participle past
- saludando gerund
- saludada feminine participle past
- saludados masculine participle past
- saludadas feminine participle past
- saludas indicative informal present
- saludás indicative informal present
- saluda indicative present singular
- saludamos first-person indicative plural
- saludáis indicative plural present
- saludan indicative plural present
- saludaba first-person imperfect indicative
- saludabas imperfect indicative second-person
- saludábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- saludabais imperfect indicative plural
- saludaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saludar?
- /saluˈdaɾ/
- [sa.luˈð̞aɾ]
- [saluˈð̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saludar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saludar in Spanish?
saludar appears 7.2 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).