Which to use
“sabe” is a verb and “salve” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #357
- “sabe” frequency rank
- #12,711
- “salve” frequency rank
- 13068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sabe | salve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de saber. | Hola (saludo). |
Where the eye mixes sabe and salve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sabe vs salve
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sabe is [ˈsaβ̞e] while salve is [ˈsalβ̞e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sabe is recorded at frequency rank #357, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsaβ̞e]. salve is at rank #12,711, tagged as anintj, pronounced [ˈsalβ̞e].
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 13068, this pair ranks #289,277 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sabe vs salve
Shared letters: aes. Private to "sabe": b. Private to "salve": lv.
"sabe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "salve" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sabe" for "salve" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sabe" or "salve"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sabe" and "salve" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "salve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,277 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sabe" and "salve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sade vs salve". 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 #289,277 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.