saltear
The verdict
“saltear” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cozinhar rapidamente em fogo alto, geralmente com pouca gordura, mexendo constantemente
Corpus desk
Index PT-saltear · saltear · Portuguese
saltear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saltear |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “saltear” em português
Rare enough to double-check
saltear is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for saltear in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is saltear, spelled S-A-L-T-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1cozinhar rapidamente em fogo alto, geralmente com pouca gordura, mexendo constantemente
- 2assaltar; roubar de surpresa
- 3saltar repetidamente
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how saltear appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O chef decidiu saltear os legumes para preservar a textura
Os bandidos tentaram saltear o viajante na estrada
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.