salutatio

/sa.luˈta.ti.o/

//sa.luˈta.ti.o// noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saludo (saludación, salutación).

Corpus desk

Index ES-salutatio · salutatio · Spanish

salutatio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 salutatio
PropertyValue
Headwordsalutatio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sa.luˈta.ti.o/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “salutatio” en español

salutatioestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

salutatio is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sa.luˈta.ti.o/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for salutatio in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is salutatio, spelled S-A-L-U-T-A-T-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Saludo (saludación, salutación).
  2. 2
    Visitación ceremonial.

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 "salutatio"?
"salutatio" is spelled S-A-L-U-T-A-T-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sa.luˈta.ti.o/.
What does "salutatio" mean?
As a noun, "salutatio" means: Saludo (saludación, salutación).
How do you pronounce "salutatio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salutatio" is /sa.luˈta.ti.o/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salutatio" come from?
"salutatio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list