Which to use
“saltar” and “sarar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,609
- “saltar” frequency rank
- #29,512
- “sarar” frequency rank
- 40121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saltar | sarar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transpor através de salto | curar, dar saúde |
Where the eye mixes saltar and sarar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. saltar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against sarar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: saltar vs sarar
A purely visual mix-up. saltar (/sawˈta(ʁ)/, [saʊ̯ˈta(h)]) and sarar (/sɐ.ˈɾaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saltar is recorded at frequency rank #10,609, classified as averb, pronounced /sawˈta(ʁ)/, [saʊ̯ˈta(h)]. sarar is at rank #29,512, tagged as averb, pronounced /sɐ.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 40121, this pair ranks #26,038 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saltar vs sarar
Shared letters: ars. Private to "saltar": lt. Private to "sarar": -.
"saltar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sarar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "saltar" and "sarar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "saltar" vs "sarar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "saltar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sarar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,038 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saltar" and "sarar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sarado vs sarar". 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 #26,038 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.