Which to use
“saltar” and “salté” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,360
- “saltar” frequency rank
- #45,596
- “salté” frequency rank
- 51956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saltar | salté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Impulsarse o lanzarse al aire. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de saltar. |
Where the eye mixes saltar and salté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. saltar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against salté's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: saltar vs salté
A purely visual mix-up. saltar ([sal̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saltar is recorded at frequency rank #6,360, classified as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈt̪aɾ]. 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 51956, this pair ranks #95,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saltar vs salté
Shared letters: alst. Private to "saltar": r. Private to "salté": é.
"saltar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "salté" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- saltar ← asltar · salatr · salltar · saltarr · saltra · salttar · satlar · slatar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saltar" for "salté" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "saltar" or "salté" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "saltar" and "salté" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "saltar" 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 #95,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saltar" 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 #95,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.