Which to use
“salieron” and “saltaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,363
- “salieron” frequency rank
- #24,643
- “saltaron” frequency rank
- 28006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salieron | saltaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de salir o de salirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de saltar. |
Where the eye mixes salieron and saltaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. salieron (CVCVVCVC) and saltaron (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between salieron and saltaron
A purely visual mix-up. salieron ([saˈljeɾõn]) and saltaron ([sal̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salieron is recorded at frequency rank #3,363, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈljeɾõn]. saltaron is at rank #24,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 28006, this pair ranks #224,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salieron vs saltaron
Shared letters: alnors. Private to "salieron": ei. Private to "saltaron": t.
"salieron" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "saltaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "salieron" and "saltaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "salieron" or "saltaron"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "salieron" and "saltaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "salieron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saltaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salieron" and "saltaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saltamos vs saltaron". 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 #224,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.