Talion
[taˈli̯oːn]
The verdict
“Talion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vergeltung von Gleichem mit Gleichem
Corpus desk
Index DE-talion · Talion · German
Talion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Talion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [taˈli̯oːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Talion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Talion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [taˈli̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vergeltung von Gleichem mit Gleichem".
Zero misspellings are on record for Talion in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Talion, spelled T-A-L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Vergeltung von Gleichem mit Gleichem
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.