saliesevssalisteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#39,448
“saliese” frequency rank
#16,210
“saliste” frequency rank
55658
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature saliese saliste
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de salir o de salirse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de salir o de salirse.

Where the eye mixes saliese and saliste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
saliese
7 ch
saliste

Look-alike desk: saliese vs saliste

A purely visual mix-up. saliese ([saˈljese]) and saliste ([saˈlist̪e]) 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 55658, 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]. saliste is at rank #16,210, tagged as averb, pronounced [saˈlist̪e].

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 55658, this pair ranks #77,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of saliese vs saliste

Shared letters: aeils. Private to "saliese": -. Private to "saliste": t.

"saliese" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "saliste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • salieseasliese · sailese · saleise · saliece · saliees · saliesse · salisee · salliese
  • salisteasliste · sailste · saliset · salisste · salistte · salitse · salliste · salsite

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "saliese" and "saliste" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([saˈljese] versus [saˈlist̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "saliese" vs "saliste" - which ranks higher?
"saliste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,210 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 "saliste" 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 "saliste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #77,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "saliese" and "saliste" 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 #77,921 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