Which to use
“salté” is a verb and “salut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,596
- “salté” frequency rank
- #46,202
- “salut” frequency rank
- 91798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salté | salut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de saltar. | Variante obsoleta de salud. |
Where the eye mixes salté and salut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. salté (CVCCV) and salut (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses salté with salut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: salté is [sal̪ˈt̪e] while salut is [saˈlut̪]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salté is recorded at frequency rank #45,596, classified as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈt̪e]. salut is at rank #46,202, tagged as anoun, pronounced [saˈlut̪].
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 91798, this pair ranks #1,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of salté vs salut
Shared letters: alst. Private to "salté": é. Private to "salut": u.
"salté" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "salut" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- salut ← aslut · sallut · saltu · salutt · sault · slaut · ssalut
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "salté" and "salut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "salté" or "salut"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "salté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "salut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salté" and "salut" 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 #1,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.