salus

/ˈsa.luːs/

//ˈsa.luːs// noun

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The verdict

“salus” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,480 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,480
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Seguridad personal, inmunidad contra dolores o violencia, bienestar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-salus · salus · Spanish

salus · rank #80,480 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,480
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH salinos

Nearest frequency peer: salinos (-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 “salus”

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 “salus” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for salus
PropertyValue
Headwordsalus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsa.luːs/
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,480
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “salus” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).saluscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “salinos” (#80,479), “saldríamos” (#80,478), “sanatorios” (#80,482). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “salus” va en #80,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

salus is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,480 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsa.luːs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

salus has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is salus, spelled S-A-L-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Seguridad personal, inmunidad contra dolores o violencia, bienestar.
  2. 2
    Seguridad personal, inmunidad contra dolores o violencia, bienestar.
  3. 3
    Bienestar físico (en contraste con la enfermedad), salud.
  4. 4
    Vida (cuando peligra).
  5. 5
    Vida (cuando peligra).
  6. 6
    Seguridad con respecto a los derechos civiles, libertad, etc.
  7. 7
    Seguridad (de un estado, del pueblo, etc.).
  8. 8
    Medio de liberación, salvación.
  9. 9
    Medio de liberación, salvación.
  10. 10
    Medio de liberación, salvación.
  11. 11
    Saludo.
  12. 12
    Saludo.

Synonyms

sanitasvitasalutatio

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 "salus"?
"salus" is spelled S-A-L-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsa.luːs/.
What does "salus" mean?
As a noun, "salus" means: Seguridad personal, inmunidad contra dolores o violencia, bienestar.
How do you pronounce "salus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salus" is /ˈsa.luːs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salus" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list