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Which to use

“sacaste” and “salvaste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,926
“sacaste” frequency rank
#45,001
“salvaste” frequency rank
55927
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sacaste salvaste
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sacar. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de salvar o de salvarse.

Where the eye mixes sacaste and salvaste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
sacaste
8 ch
salvaste

Visual trap between sacaste and salvaste

A purely visual mix-up. sacaste ([saˈkast̪e]) and salvaste ([salˈβ̞ast̪e]) 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 55927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sacaste is recorded at frequency rank #10,926, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈkast̪e]. salvaste is at rank #45,001, tagged as averb, pronounced [salˈβ̞ast̪e].

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 55927, this pair ranks #76,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sacaste vs salvaste

Shared letters: aest. Private to "sacaste": c. Private to "salvaste": lv.

"sacaste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "salvaste" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sacasteascaste · saacste · sacaset · sacasste · sacastte · sacatse · saccaste · sacsate
  • salvasteaslvaste · salavste · salbaste · sallvaste · salvaset · salvasste · salvastte · salvatse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sacaste" for "salvaste" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([saˈkast̪e] versus [salˈβ̞ast̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sacaste" or "salvaste" show up more?
"sacaste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,926 in our Spanish list, against #45,001 for "salvaste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "sacaste" and "salvaste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sacaste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "salvaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #76,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sacaste" and "salvaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salvas vs salvaste". 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 #76,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list