salve

[ˈsalβ̞e]

/[ˈsalβ̞e]/ intj

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The verdict

“salve” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,711
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hola (saludo).

Corpus desk

Index ES-salve · salve · Spanish

salve · rank #12,711 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,711
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH saltos

Nearest frequency peer: saltos (-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 “salve”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “salve” 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).

salve vs same
60% similar
salve vs save
80% similar
salve vs sole
60% similar

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

Key facts for salve
PropertyValue
Headwordsalve
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ˈsalβ̞e]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,711
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “salve”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “saltos” (#12,710), “satisfechos” (#12,712), “sagrados” (#12,709). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “salve” va en #12,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around salve (IPA [ˈsalβ̞e]), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #12,711 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hola (saludo).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for salve, with forms such as "aslve", "salbe", and "salev". 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, "same", "save", "sole", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is salve, spelled S-A-L-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hola (saludo).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how salve appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Salve, Argentina, bandera azul y blanca Jirón del cielo en donde impera el sol Tú, la más noble, la más gloriosa y santa El firmamento su color te dio

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aslve
  • salbe
  • salev
  • sallve
  • salvve
  • savle
  • slave
  • ssalve

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of salve - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aslve2salbe1salev2sallve1salvve1savle2slave2ssalve1
Edit distance from "salve"

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 "salve"?
"salve" is spelled S-A-L-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsalβ̞e].
What does "salve" mean?
As an interjection, "salve" means: Hola (saludo).
What words are commonly confused with "salve"?
"salve" is commonly confused with "same", "save", "sole". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "salve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salve" is [ˈsalβ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salve" come from?
"salve" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rossi#12,705Anita#12,754bajen#12,767Boris#12,769

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

supuso8 variantsRamiro8 variantsacusada8 variantspicado8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list