salvan

[ˈsalβ̞ãn]

/[ˈsalβ̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“salvan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,860. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,860
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salvar o de salvarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-salvan · salvan · Spanish

salvan · rank #22,860 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,860
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH salt

Nearest frequency peer: salt (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “salvan”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “salvan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

salvan vs salvo
67% similar
salvan vs selva
67% similar
salvan vs Silva
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for salvan
PropertyValue
Headwordsalvan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈsalβ̞ãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,860
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “salvan”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).salvancae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “salt” (#22,859), “sacro” (#22,858), “sacará” (#22,857). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “salvan” va en #22,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around salvan (IPA [ˈsalβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,860 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salvar o de salvarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for salvan, with forms such as "aslvan", "salavn", and "salban". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "salvo", "selva", "Silva", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is salvan, spelled S-A-L-V-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salvar o de salvarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aslvan
  • salavn
  • salban
  • sallvan
  • salvann
  • salvna
  • salvvan
  • savlan
  • slavan
  • ssalvan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of salvan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aslvan2salavn2salban1sallvan1salvann1salvna2salvvan1savlan2
Edit distance from "salvan"

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 "salvan"?
"salvan" is spelled S-A-L-V-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsalβ̞ãn].
What does "salvan" mean?
As a verb, "salvan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salvar o de salvarse.
What words are commonly confused with "salvan"?
"salvan" is commonly confused with "salvo", "selva", "Silva". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "salvan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salvan" is [ˈsalβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salvan" come from?
"salvan" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sacará#22,857ráfaga#22,855Rosita#22,850rojizo#22,849

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

suponga10 variantstapones10 variantstiranos10 variantsvaciar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list