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

#12,923
“saldrán” frequency rank
#36,279
“saldrás” frequency rank
49202
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature saldrán saldrás
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de salir o de salirse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de salir o de salirse.

Where the eye mixes saldrán and saldrás

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. saldrán and saldrás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
saldrán
7 ch
saldrás

Why the eye confuses saldrán with saldrás

A purely visual mix-up. saldrán ([sal̪ˈd̪ɾãn]) and saldrás ([sal̪ˈd̪ɾas]) 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 a single letter - n in “saldrán” becomes s in “saldrás”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

saldrán is recorded at frequency rank #12,923, classified as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈd̪ɾãn]. saldrás is at rank #36,279, tagged as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈd̪ɾas].

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 49202, this pair ranks #110,164 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of saldrán vs saldrás

Shared letters: adlrsá. Private to "saldrán": n. Private to "saldrás": -.

"saldrán" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "saldrás" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "saldrán" for "saldrás" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([sal̪ˈd̪ɾãn] versus [sal̪ˈd̪ɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "saldrán" or "saldrás"?
"saldrán" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,923 in our Spanish list, against #36,279 for "saldrás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "saldrán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "saldrás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,164 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "saldrán" and "saldrás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saldrás vs saludas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #110,164 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