Which to use
“salvan” and “sirvan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,860
- “salvan” frequency rank
- #14,713
- “sirvan” frequency rank
- 37573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salvan | sirvan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de salvar o de salvarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de servir. |
Where the eye mixes salvan and sirvan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: salvan vs sirvan
A purely visual mix-up. salvan ([ˈsalβ̞ãn]) and sirvan ([ˈsiɾβ̞ãn]) 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 37573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salvan is recorded at frequency rank #22,860, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsalβ̞ãn]. sirvan is at rank #14,713, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsiɾβ̞ãn].
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 37573, this pair ranks #174,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salvan vs sirvan
Shared letters: ansv. Private to "salvan": l. Private to "sirvan": ir.
"salvan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sirvan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salvan" for "sirvan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "salvan" vs "sirvan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "salvan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sirvan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salvan" and "sirvan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salman vs salvan". 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 #174,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.