salvo
Spanish, conjunction
salvo is spelled S-A-L-V-O (5 letters) and appears 62 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,408th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salvo is a Spanish conjunction meaning “unless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of salvar. With an accent, salvó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of salvar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Indica que algo o alguien no se incluye, que se exceptúa.”.
What does salvo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
safe
adverb
- 1
except, apart from
Todos fueron a la fiesta, salvo Ana.
conjunction
- 1
unless
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of salvar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of salvar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que ha escapado de un peligro. 2. Que está protegido de un peligro. 3. Que no se incluye, que se omite o exceptúa.
preposition: 1. Denota excepción de algo.
adverb: 1. Indica situaciones o circunstancias que no se incluyen, que se exceptúan..
conjunction: 1. Indica que algo o alguien no se incluye, que se exceptúa..
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 salvo
- salva feminine
- salvos masculine plural
- salvas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to salvo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is salvo in Spanish?
salvo appears 62 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).