salidosvssaltosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: salidos is a participle, saltos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“salidos” is a participle and “saltos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,972
“salidos” frequency rank
#12,710
“saltos” frequency rank
44682
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature salidos saltos
Definition Forma del plural de salido, participio de salir. Forma del plural de salto.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set salidos and saltos apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
salidos
6 ch
saltos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: salidos is [saˈlið̞os] while saltos is [ˈsal̪t̪os]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

salidos is recorded at frequency rank #31,972, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [saˈlið̞os]. saltos is at rank #12,710, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsal̪t̪os].

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 44682, this pair ranks #135,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of salidos vs saltos

Shared letters: alos. Private to "salidos": di. Private to "saltos": t.

"salidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "saltos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • salidosaslidos · saildos · saldios · saliddos · salidoss · salidso · saliods · sallidos
  • saltosasltos · salltos · salots · saltoss · saltso · salttos · satlos · slatos

Frequency comparison

salidos#31,972
saltos#12,710

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "salidos" and "saltos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "salidos" is a participle and "saltos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "salidos" or "saltos"?
"saltos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,710 in our Spanish list, against #31,972 for "salidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering salidos vs saltos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “salidos”; for a noun, it's “saltos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “salidos” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list