Which to use
“salto” and “surto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,360
- “salto” frequency rank
- #9,267
- “surto” frequency rank
- 12627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salto | surto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | movimento executado por um animal que corresponde a perder contato com o solo por alguns segundos, graças à impulsão própria | variação repentina da corrente num circuito elétrico |
Where the eye mixes salto and surto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between salto and surto
A purely visual mix-up. salto (/'saltu/) and surto (/ˈsuɾ.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salto is recorded at frequency rank #3,360, classified as anoun, pronounced /'saltu/. surto is at rank #9,267, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsuɾ.tu/.
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 12627, this pair ranks #59,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of salto vs surto
Shared letters: ost. Private to "salto": al. Private to "surto": ru.
"salto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "surto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "salto" and "surto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "salto" vs "surto" - which ranks higher?
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 "salto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "surto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salto" and "surto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sueño vs surto". 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 #59,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.