Which to use
“salían” is a verb and “Satán” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,249
- “salían” frequency rank
- #26,615
- “Satán” frequency rank
- 38864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salían | Satán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de salir o de salirse. | Término con que las religiones abrahámicas designan a una entidad suprasensible que representa la encarnación suprema del mal, personificada en el ángel caído que desobedeció y se rebeló contra los mandatos de Dios. |
Where the eye mixes salían and Satán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses salían with Satán
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: salían is [saˈliãn] while Satán is [saˈt̪ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38864, 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]. Satán is at rank #26,615, tagged as aname, pronounced [saˈt̪ãn].
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 38864, this pair ranks #167,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salían vs Satán
Shared letters: ans. Private to "salían": lí. Private to "Satán": tá.
"salían" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "Satán" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salían" for "Satán" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "salían" or "Satán" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "salían" and "Satán" 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 "Satán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salían" and "Satán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Satán vs sotana". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #167,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.