salvapantallas
[salβ̞apãn̪ˈt̪aʝas]
The verdict
“salvapantallas” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Programa informático que muestra patrones en movimiento en la pantalla cuando la computadora ha estado inactiva durante un período de tiempo prolongado. Su propósito era evitar que el fósforo se qu...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | salvapantallas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [salβ̞apãn̪ˈt̪aʝas] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “salvapantallas” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
salvapantallas is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [salβ̞apãn̪ˈt̪aʝas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Programa informático que muestra patrones en movimiento en la pantalla cuando la computadora ha estado inactiva durante un período de tiempo prolongado. Su propósito era evitar que el fósforo se qu...".
salvapantallas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is salvapantallas, spelled S-A-L-V-A-P-A-N-T-A-L-L-A-S.
Definition
- 1Programa informático que muestra patrones en movimiento en la pantalla cuando la computadora ha estado inactiva durante un período de tiempo prolongado. Su propósito era evitar que el fósforo se quemara en los tubos de rayo catódico o las pantallas de plasma.
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.
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Using “salvapantallas”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-L-V-A-P-A-N-T-A-L-L-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [salβ̞apãn̪ˈt̪aʝas] (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.