saliesevssalísWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#39,448
“saliese” frequency rank
#19,875
“salís” frequency rank
59323
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature saliese salís
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de salir o de salirse. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de salir o de salirse.

Where the eye mixes saliese and salís

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
saliese
5 ch
salís

Look-alike desk: saliese vs salís

A purely visual mix-up. saliese ([saˈljese]) and salís ([saˈlis]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

saliese is recorded at frequency rank #39,448, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈljese]. salís is at rank #19,875, tagged as averb, pronounced [saˈlis].

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 59323, this pair ranks #63,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of saliese vs salís

Shared letters: als. Private to "saliese": ei. Private to "salís": í.

"saliese" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "salís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • salieseasliese · sailese · saleise · saliece · saliees · saliesse · salisee · salliese

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "saliese" and "salís" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([saˈljese] versus [saˈlis]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "saliese" or "salís"?
"salís" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,875 in our Spanish list, against #39,448 for "saliese". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "saliese" and "salís" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "saliese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "salís" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #63,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "saliese" and "salís" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saliese vs supiese". 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 #63,047 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