Which to use
“salio” and “salté” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,591
- “salio” frequency rank
- #45,596
- “salté” frequency rank
- 52187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salio | salté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Saltar, brincar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de saltar. |
Where the eye mixes salio and salté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. salio (CVCVV) and salté (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: salio vs salté
A purely visual mix-up. salio (/ˈsa.li.oː/) and salté ([sal̪ˈt̪e]) 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 52187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salio is recorded at frequency rank #6,591, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈsa.li.oː/. salté is at rank #45,596, tagged as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈt̪e].
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 52187, this pair ranks #93,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salio vs salté
Shared letters: als. Private to "salio": io. Private to "salté": té.
"salio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "salté" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- salio ← aslio · sailo · sallio · saloi · slaio · ssalio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salio" for "salté" ever safe?
Frequency check: "salio" vs "salté" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "salio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "salté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salio" and "salté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sácate vs salté". 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 #93,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.