Which to use
“sabe” and “salté” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #357
- “sabe” frequency rank
- #45,596
- “salté” frequency rank
- 45953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sabe | salté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de saber. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de saltar. |
Where the eye mixes sabe and salté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. sabe runs 4 letters (CVCV) against salté's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sabe and salté
A purely visual mix-up. sabe ([ˈsaβ̞e]) and salté ([sal̪ˈt̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sabe is recorded at frequency rank #357, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsaβ̞e]. salté is at rank #45,596, tagged as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈt̪e].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45953, this pair ranks #128,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sabe vs salté
Shared letters: as. Private to "sabe": be. Private to "salté": lté.
"sabe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "salté" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sabe ← asbe · sabbe · saeb · sbae · ssabe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sabe" and "salté" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sabe" vs "salté" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "salté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sabe" and "salté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sácate vs salté". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #128,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.