salvia
[ˈsalβ̞ja]
The verdict
“salvia” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #39,451 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,451
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Salvia) Mata labiada de la familia de las lamiáceas, que crece hasta unos sesenta centímetros de altura, con tallos duros, vellosos, esquinados, de color verde blanquecino; hojas estrechas, aovada...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | salvia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsalβ̞ja] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #39,451 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “salvia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for salvia is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsalβ̞ja]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,451 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for salvia, with forms such as "aslvia", "salbia", and "sallvia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "salvo", "selva", "Silva", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is salvia, spelled S-A-L-V-I-A.
Definition
- 1(Salvia) Mata labiada de la familia de las lamiáceas, que crece hasta unos sesenta centímetros de altura, con tallos duros, vellosos, esquinados, de color verde blanquecino; hojas estrechas, aovadas, romas y blanquinosas, de borde arrugado y en ondas, olor fuerte aromático y sabor algo amargo; flores azuladas en espiga, y fruto seco con una sola semilla. Es común en los terrenos áridos e incultos de España, y se usa el cocimiento de las hojas como tónico y estomacal. Hay otras varias especies, todas parecidas.
- 2Planta de la familia de las verbenáceas; es olorosa y sus hojas se usan para hacer una infusión estomacal contra las hemorroides. Se encuentra en la Patagonia.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aslvia,salbia,sallvia,salvai,salvvia,savlia,slavia,ssalvia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of salvia - 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 “salvia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-L-V-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsalβ̞ja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “salvo” - see the side-by-side comparison. salvia vs salvo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.