salven

[ˈsalβ̞ẽn]

/[ˈsalβ̞ẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“salven” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,545
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 subjuntivo de salvar o de salvarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-salven · salven · Spanish

salven · rank #31,545 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,545
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sandinista

Nearest frequency peer: sandinista (+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 “salven”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “salven” 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).

salven vs save
67% similar
salven vs Sven
50% similar
salven vs salvo
67% similar

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

Key facts for salven
PropertyValue
Headwordsalven
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈsalβ̞ẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,545
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “salven”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.salvencae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sandinista” (#31,546), “saladas” (#31,543), “seduce” (#31,547). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “salven” va en #31,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around salven (IPA [ˈsalβ̞ẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,545 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for salven, with forms such as "aslven", "salben", and "salevn". 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, "save", "Sven", "salvo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is salven, spelled S-A-L-V-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aslven
  • salben
  • salevn
  • sallven
  • salvenn
  • salvne
  • salvven
  • savlen
  • slaven
  • ssalven

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aslven2salben1salevn2sallven1salvenn1salvne2salvven1savlen2
Edit distance from "salven"

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 "salven"?
"salven" is spelled S-A-L-V-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsalβ̞ẽn].
What does "salven" mean?
As a verb, "salven" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de salvar o de salvarse.
What words are commonly confused with "salven"?
"salven" is commonly confused with "save", "Sven", "salvo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "salven"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salven" is [ˈsalβ̞ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salven" come from?
"salven" 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 "salven", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

seduce#31,547should#31,550rindan#31,539Somoza#31,555

Similar misspelling depth

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

saladas10 variantsrogamos10 variantsreprime10 variantsreparos10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list