Which to use
“salimos” and “saltamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,940
- “salimos” frequency rank
- #48,070
- “saltamos” frequency rank
- 53010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salimos | saltamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de salir o de salirse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de saltar. |
Where the eye mixes salimos and saltamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. salimos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against saltamos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: salimos vs saltamos
A purely visual mix-up. salimos ([saˈlimos]) and saltamos ([sal̪ˈt̪amos]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salimos is recorded at frequency rank #4,940, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈlimos]. saltamos is at rank #48,070, tagged as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈt̪amos].
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 53010, this pair ranks #89,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salimos vs saltamos
Shared letters: almos. Private to "salimos": i. Private to "saltamos": t.
"salimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "saltamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salimos" for "saltamos" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "salimos" and "saltamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "salimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saltamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salimos" and "saltamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saltamos vs salvamos". 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 #89,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.