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 May 6, 2026) - cozinhar rapidamente em fogo alto, geralmente com pouca gordura, mexendo constantemente
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saltear |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “saltear” sits in Portuguese frequency
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
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.
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Using “saltear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-A-L-T-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.