salus
/ˈsa.luːs/
The verdict
“salus” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,480 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,480
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Seguridad personal, inmunidad contra dolores o violencia, bienestar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | salus |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsa.luːs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #80,480 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “salus” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
salus is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,480 among 34,953 “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
- 1Seguridad personal, inmunidad contra dolores o violencia, bienestar.
- 2Seguridad personal, inmunidad contra dolores o violencia, bienestar.
- 3Bienestar físico (en contraste con la enfermedad), salud.
- 4Vida (cuando peligra).
- 5Vida (cuando peligra).
- 6Seguridad con respecto a los derechos civiles, libertad, etc.
- 7Seguridad (de un estado, del pueblo, etc.).
- 8Medio de liberación, salvación.
- 9Medio de liberación, salvación.
- 10Medio de liberación, salvación.
- 11Saludo.
- 12Saludo.
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.
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Using “salus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-L-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsa.luːs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.