saldrásvssátirasTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#36,279
“saldrás” frequency rank
#45,631
“sátiras” frequency rank
81910
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature saldrás sátiras
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de salir o de salirse. Forma del plural de sátira.

Where the eye mixes saldrás and sátiras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. saldrás (CVCCCVC) and sátiras (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
saldrás
7 ch
sátiras

Why the eye confuses saldrás with sátiras

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: saldrás is [sal̪ˈd̪ɾas] while sátiras is [ˈsat̪iɾas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

saldrás is recorded at frequency rank #36,279, classified as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈd̪ɾas]. sátiras is at rank #45,631, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsat̪iɾas].

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 81910, this pair ranks #9,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of saldrás vs sátiras

Shared letters: arsá. Private to "saldrás": dl. Private to "sátiras": it.

"saldrás" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "sátiras" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "saldrás" and "sátiras" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "saldrás" is a verb and "sátiras" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "saldrás" or "sátiras"?
"saldrás" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,279 in our Spanish list, against #45,631 for "sátiras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "saldrás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sátiras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "saldrás" and "sátiras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sátiras vs sativa". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #9,841 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