salíamosvssalimosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#34,335
“salíamos” frequency rank
#4,940
“salimos” frequency rank
39275
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature salíamos salimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de salir o de salirse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de salir o de salirse.

Where the eye mixes salíamos and salimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. salíamos runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against salimos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
salíamos
7 ch
salimos

Look-alike desk: salíamos vs salimos

A purely visual mix-up. salíamos ([saˈliamos]) and salimos ([saˈlimos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

salíamos is recorded at frequency rank #34,335, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈliamos]. 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 39275, this pair ranks #165,475 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of salíamos vs salimos

Shared letters: almos. Private to "salíamos": í. Private to "salimos": i.

"salíamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "salimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • salimos ← aslimos · sailmos · salimmos · salimoss · salimso · salioms · sallimos · salmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "salíamos" for "salimos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([saˈliamos] versus [saˈlimos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "salíamos" or "salimos"?
"salimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,940 in our Spanish list, against #34,335 for "salíamos". 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 "salíamos" and "salimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "salíamos" 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 #165,475 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "salíamos" and "salimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sabríamos vs salíamos". 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 #165,475 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