Which to use
“talker” and “talks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,614
- “talker” frequency rank
- #2,467
- “talks” frequency rank
- 33081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talker | talks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous. | plural of talk |
Where the eye mixes talker and talks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses talker with talks
A purely visual mix-up. talker (/ˈtɔːkə/) and talks (/ˈtɔːks/) 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 33081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talker is recorded at frequency rank #30,614, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɔːkə/. talks is at rank #2,467, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɔːks/.
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 33081, this pair ranks #332,408 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of talker vs talks
Shared letters: aklt. Private to "talker": er. Private to "talks": s.
"talker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "talks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "talker" and "talks" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "talker" vs "talks" - 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 "talker" 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 #332,408 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talker" and "talks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talker vs talkies". 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 #332,408 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.