salutación

[salut̪aˈsjõn]

/[salut̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“salutación” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de saludar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-salutacion · salutación · Spanish

salutación · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for salutación
PropertyValue
Headwordsalutación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[salut̪aˈsjõn]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “salutación” en español

salutaciónqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

salutación is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [salut̪aˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

salutación has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is salutación, spelled S-A-L-U-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de saludar.
  2. 2
    Exordio de un sermón.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "salutación"?
"salutación" is spelled S-A-L-U-T-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [salut̪aˈsjõn].
What does "salutación" mean?
As a noun, "salutación" means: Acción o efecto de saludar.
How do you pronounce "salutación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salutación" is [salut̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salutación" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list