Which to use
“salté” is a verb and “sole” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,596
- “salté” frequency rank
- #33,849
- “sole” frequency rank
- 79445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salté | sole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de saltar. | Sol |
Where the eye mixes salté and sole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. salté runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against sole's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses salté with sole
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: salté is [sal̪ˈt̪e] while sole is /ˈsole/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79445, 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]. sole is at rank #33,849, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsole/.
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 79445, this pair ranks #13,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of salté vs sole
Shared letters: ls. Private to "salté": até. Private to "sole": eo.
"salté" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sole ← osle · sloe · soel · solle · ssole
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salté" for "sole" ever safe?
Frequency check: "salté" vs "sole" - which ranks higher?
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 "sole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salté" and "sole" 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 #13,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.