salvavidas
[salβ̞aˈβ̞ið̞as]
The verdict
“salvavidas” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,153. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,153
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objeto o aparato que sirve para que los náufragos o los que no saben nadar que se mantengan a flote.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | salvavidas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [salβ̞aˈβ̞ið̞as] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #21,153 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “salvavidas” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around salvavidas (IPA [salβ̞aˈβ̞ið̞as]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,153 among 34,953 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for salvavidas, with forms such as "aslvavidas", "salavvidas", and "salbabidas". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is salvavidas, spelled S-A-L-V-A-V-I-D-A-S.
Definition
- 1Objeto o aparato que sirve para que los náufragos o los que no saben nadar que se mantengan a flote.
- 2Aparato ubicado delante las ruedas delanteras de tranvías y que sirve en caso de un choque para amortiguar su fuerza.
- 3Pliegue de gordura en cualquier parte del cuerpo.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aslvavidas
- salavvidas
- salbabidas
- sallvavidas
- salvaivdas
- salvavdias
- salvaviads
- salvavidass
- salvaviddas
- salvavidsa
- salvavvidas
- salvvaidas
- salvvavidas
- savlavidas
- slavavidas
- ssalvavidas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of salvavidas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “salvavidas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-L-V-A-V-I-D-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [salβ̞aˈβ̞ið̞as] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.