Which to use
“salían” and “salman” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,249
- “salían” frequency rank
- #48,068
- “salman” frequency rank
- 60317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salían | salman |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de salir o de salirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salmar. |
Where the eye mixes salían and salman
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. salían (CVCVVC) and salman (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: salían vs salman
A purely visual mix-up. salían ([saˈliãn]) and salman ([ˈsalmãn]) 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 - í in “salían” becomes m in “salman”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salían is recorded at frequency rank #12,249, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈliãn]. salman is at rank #48,068, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsalmãn].
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 60317, this pair ranks #59,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of salían vs salman
Shared letters: alns. Private to "salían": í. Private to "salman": m.
"salían" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "salman" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- salman ← aslman · salamn · sallman · salmann · salmman · salmna · samlan · slaman
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salían" for "salman" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "salían" and "salman" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "salían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "salman" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salían" and "salman" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salman vs Selma". 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 #59,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.