salty

adj

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The verdict

“salty” is uncommon French (frequency #90,165 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,165
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Salé, qui contient du sel.

Key facts for salty
PropertyValue
Headwordsalty
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#90,165
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “salty” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). salty lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

salty is uncommon French at frequency #90,165 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for salty in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is salty, spelled S-A-L-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Salé, qui contient du sel.
  2. 2
    Saumâtre, qui a un goût de sel.
  3. 3
    Contrarié, en colère pour quelque chose sans importance

Synonyms

salted

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "salty"?
"salty" is spelled S-A-L-T-Y.
What does "salty" mean?
As an adjective, "salty" means: Salé, qui contient du sel.
What language does "salty" come from?
"salty" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “salty”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-L-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list