saldosvssalimosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: saldos is a noun, salimos is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“saldos” is a noun and “salimos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,836
“saldos” frequency rank
#4,940
“salimos” frequency rank
38776
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature saldos salimos
Definition Forma del plural de saldo. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de salir o de salirse.

Where the eye mixes saldos and salimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. saldos runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against salimos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
saldos
7 ch
salimos

Why the eye confuses saldos with salimos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: saldos is [ˈsal̪d̪os] while salimos is [saˈlimos]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

saldos is recorded at frequency rank #33,836, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsal̪d̪os]. salimos is at rank #4,940, tagged as averb, pronounced [saˈlimos].

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 38776, this pair ranks #168,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of saldos vs salimos

Shared letters: alos. Private to "saldos": d. Private to "salimos": im.

"saldos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "salimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • saldos ← asldos · sadlos · salddos · saldoss · saldso · salldos · salods · slados
  • salimos ← aslimos · sailmos · salimmos · salimoss · salimso · salioms · sallimos · salmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "saldos" and "salimos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "saldos" is a noun and "salimos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "saldos" vs "salimos" - which ranks higher?
"salimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,940 in our Spanish list, against #33,836 for "saldos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "saldos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "salimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #168,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "saldos" and "salimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saldos vs saludas". 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 #168,139 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