Which to use
“saltamos” and “sintamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,070
- “saltamos” frequency rank
- #38,390
- “sintamos” frequency rank
- 86460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saltamos | sintamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de saltar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de sentir. |
Where the eye mixes saltamos and sintamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. saltamos and sintamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between saltamos and sintamos
A purely visual mix-up. saltamos ([sal̪ˈt̪amos]) and sintamos ([sĩn̪ˈt̪amos]) 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 86460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saltamos is recorded at frequency rank #48,070, classified as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈt̪amos]. sintamos is at rank #38,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [sĩn̪ˈt̪amos].
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 86460, this pair ranks #5,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of saltamos vs sintamos
Shared letters: amost. Private to "saltamos": l. Private to "sintamos": in.
"saltamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sintamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saltamos" for "sintamos" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "saltamos" and "sintamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "saltamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sintamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saltamos" and "sintamos" 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 #5,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.