Which to use
“salgan” is a verb and “sultán” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,939
- “salgan” frequency rank
- #16,712
- “sultán” frequency rank
- 21651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salgan | sultán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salgar. | Título del emperador de Turquía. |
Where the eye mixes salgan and sultán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between salgan and sultán
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: salgan is [ˈsalɣ̞ãn] while sultán is [sul̪ˈt̪ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 21651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salgan is recorded at frequency rank #4,939, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsalɣ̞ãn]. sultán is at rank #16,712, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sul̪ˈt̪ãn].
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 21651, this pair ranks #253,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of salgan vs sultán
Shared letters: lns. Private to "salgan": ag. Private to "sultán": tuá.
"salgan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sultán" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- salgan ← aslgan · saglan · salagn · salgann · salggan · salgna · sallgan · slagan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salgan" for "sultán" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "salgan" or "sultán" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "salgan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sultán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salgan" and "sultán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salman vs sultán". 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 #253,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.