Which to use
“salmão” is a noun and “saltar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,681
- “salmão” frequency rank
- #10,609
- “saltar” frequency rank
- 26290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salmão | saltar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peixe da família dos Salmodídeos amarelo-alaranjado | transpor através de salto |
Where the eye mixes salmão and saltar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. salmão (CVCCVV) and saltar (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses salmão with saltar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: salmão is /saɫ.ˈmɐ̃w̃/ while saltar is /sawˈta(ʁ)/, [saʊ̯ˈta(h)]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salmão is recorded at frequency rank #15,681, classified as anoun, pronounced /saɫ.ˈmɐ̃w̃/. saltar is at rank #10,609, tagged as averb, pronounced /sawˈta(ʁ)/, [saʊ̯ˈta(h)].
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 26290, this pair ranks #42,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salmão vs saltar
Shared letters: als. Private to "salmão": moã. Private to "saltar": rt.
"salmão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "saltar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- saltar ← asltar · salatr · salltar · saltarr · saltra · salttar · satlar · slatar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "salmão" and "saltar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "salmão" or "saltar"?
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 "salmão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saltar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salmão" and "saltar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saldar vs salmão". 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 #42,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.