Which to use
“Tales” and “talks” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,163
- “Tales” frequency rank
- #40,240
- “talks” frequency rank
- 62403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tales | talks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tal | Plural des Substantivs talk |
Letter map: Tales vs talks
Shared letters muted; letters that set Tales and talks apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Tales (CVCVC) and talks (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: Tales and talks
Tales and talks are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - e in “Tales” becomes k in “talks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tales is recorded at frequency rank #22,163, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaːləs]. talks is at rank #40,240, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 62403, this pair ranks #714,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tales vs talks
Shared letters: alst. Private to "Tales": e. Private to "talks": k.
"Tales" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "talks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Tales" and "talks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Tales" vs "talks" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "Tales" and "talks". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tales" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "talks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #714,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tales" and "talks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs talks". 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 #714,191 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.