saltarvssoldarConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,360
“saltar” frequency rank
#41,078
“soldar” frequency rank
47438
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature saltar soldar
Definition Impulsarse o lanzarse al aire. Adherir y unir con firmeza la totalidad de dos cosas, o dos fragmentos de una misma cosa, comúnmente con alguna substancia igual o similar a ellas.

Where the eye mixes saltar and soldar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. saltar and soldar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
saltar
6 ch
soldar

Visual trap between saltar and soldar

A purely visual mix-up. saltar ([sal̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and soldar ([sol̪ˈd̪aɾ]) 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 47438, 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]. soldar is at rank #41,078, tagged as averb, pronounced [sol̪ˈd̪aɾ].

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 47438, this pair ranks #120,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of saltar vs soldar

Shared letters: alrs. Private to "saltar": t. Private to "soldar": do.

"saltar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "soldar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • saltar ← asltar · salatr · salltar · saltarr · saltra · salttar · satlar · slatar
  • soldar ← osldar · slodar · sodlar · soladr · soldarr · solddar · soldra · solldar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "saltar" and "soldar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([sal̪ˈt̪aɾ] versus [sol̪ˈd̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "saltar" or "soldar" show up more?
"saltar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,360 in our Spanish list, against #41,078 for "soldar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "saltar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "soldar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #120,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "saltar" and "soldar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "silbar vs soldar". 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 #120,058 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