salimosvssaltamosWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
salimos
8 ch
saltamos

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

  • salimos ← aslimos · sailmos · salimmos · salimoss · salimso · salioms · sallimos · salmios
  • saltamos ← asltamos · salatmos · salltamos · saltammos · saltamoss · saltamso · saltaoms · saltmaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "salimos" for "saltamos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([saˈlimos] versus [sal̪ˈt̪amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "salimos" or "saltamos"?
"salimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,940 in our Spanish list, against #48,070 for "saltamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list