saldríavssaldríanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#13,346
“saldría” frequency rank
#31,114
“saldrían” frequency rank
44460
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature saldría saldrían
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de salir o de salirse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de salir o de salirse.

Where the eye mixes saldría and saldrían

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. saldría runs 7 letters (CVCCCVV) against saldrían's 8 (CVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
saldría
8 ch
saldrían

Look-alike desk: saldría vs saldrían

A purely visual mix-up. saldría ([sal̪ˈd̪ɾia]) and saldrían ([sal̪ˈd̪ɾiãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “saldría” sits inside “saldrían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

saldría is recorded at frequency rank #13,346, classified as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈd̪ɾia]. saldrían is at rank #31,114, tagged as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈd̪ɾiãn].

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 44460, this pair ranks #136,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of saldría vs saldrían

Shared letters: adlrsí. Private to "saldría": -. Private to "saldrían": n.

"saldría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV  ·  "saldrían" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "saldría" and "saldrían" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([sal̪ˈd̪ɾia] versus [sal̪ˈd̪ɾiãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "saldría" or "saldrían"?
"saldría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,346 in our Spanish list, against #31,114 for "saldrían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "saldría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "saldrían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #136,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "saldría" and "saldrían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sabrían vs saldrían". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #136,942 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