talksvstapasConfusable pair

Which to use

“talks” and “tapas” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,240
“talks” frequency rank
#46,317
“tapas” frequency rank
86557
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature talks tapas
Definition Plural des Substantivs talk Tapas

Letter map: talks vs tapas

Shared letters muted; letters that set talks and tapas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
talks
5 ch
tapas

Corpus notes: talks and tapas

talks and tapas 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

talks is recorded at frequency rank #40,240, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. tapas is at rank #46,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tapas].

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 86557, this pair ranks #92,111 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of talks vs tapas

Shared letters: ast. Private to "talks": kl. Private to "tapas": p.

"talks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "tapas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • talksatlks · takls · talkks · talkss · tallks · talsk · tlaks · ttalks
  • tapasatpas · taaps · tapass · tappas · tapsa · tpaas · ttapas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "talks" for "tapas" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "talks" or "tapas"?
"talks" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,240 in our German list, against #46,317 for "tapas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "talks" vs "tapas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "talks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tapas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #92,111 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "talks" and "tapas" 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 #92,111 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list