salvedad
Spanish, noun/salbeˈdad/
salvedad is spelled S-A-L-V-E-D-A-D (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 38,543rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salvedad is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “exception” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Razonamiento o advertencia que se emplea como excusa, descargo, limitación o cortapisa de lo que se va a…”.
What does salvedad mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexception
- 2
femininecaveat (modifying detail)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Razonamiento o advertencia que se emplea como excusa, descargo, limitación o cortapisa de lo que se va a decir o hacer. 2. Nota con la que se salva una enmienda de un documento. 3. Garantía, seguridad. 4. Salvoconducto.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of salvedad
- salvedades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce salvedad?
- /salbeˈdad/
- [sal.β̞eˈð̞að̞]
- [salβ̞eˈð̞að̞]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to salvedad
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is salvedad in Spanish?
salvedad appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).