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“saltando” and “soltado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,003
“saltando” frequency rank
#28,952
“soltado” frequency rank
42955
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature saltando soltado
Definition Gerundio de saltar. Participio de soltar.

Where the eye mixes saltando and soltado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. saltando runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against soltado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
saltando
7 ch
soltado

Why the eye confuses saltando with soltado

A purely visual mix-up. saltando ([sal̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) and soltado ([sol̪ˈt̪að̞o]) 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 42955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

saltando is recorded at frequency rank #14,003, classified as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]. soltado is at rank #28,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [sol̪ˈt̪að̞o].

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 42955, this pair ranks #145,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of saltando vs soltado

Shared letters: adlost. Private to "saltando": n. Private to "soltado": -.

"saltando" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "soltado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • saltando ← asltando · salatndo · salltando · saltadno · saltanddo · saltanndo · saltanod · saltnado
  • soltado ← osltado · slotado · solatdo · solltado · soltaddo · soltaod · soltdao · solttado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "saltando" and "soltado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([sal̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o] versus [sol̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "saltando" or "soltado"?
"saltando" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,003 in our Spanish list, against #28,952 for "soltado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "saltando" and "soltado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "saltando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "soltado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #145,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "saltando" and "soltado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soltaba vs soltado". 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 #145,342 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