Which to use
“salma” and “salté” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,280
- “salma” frequency rank
- #45,596
- “salté” frequency rank
- 81876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salma | salté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salmar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de saltar. |
Where the eye mixes salma and salté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. salma and salté follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: salma vs salté
A purely visual mix-up. salma ([ˈsalma]) 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 81876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salma is recorded at frequency rank #36,280, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsalma]. 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 81876, this pair ranks #9,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of salma vs salté
Shared letters: als. Private to "salma": m. Private to "salté": té.
"salma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "salté" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- salma ← aslma · salam · sallma · salmma · samla · slama · ssalma
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salma" for "salté" ever safe?
Frequency check: "salma" vs "salté" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "salma" and "salté" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "salma" 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 #9,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salma" 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 #9,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.