talea
noun
talea is spelled T-A-L-E-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, talea means “A repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of talea is taleae.
How many letters and syllables are in talea?
| Letters | 5: T-A-L-E-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is talea?
Talea appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with talea?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as talea.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: alate.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of talea
- taleae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does talea mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does talea come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin tālea (1940s), from Latin tālea (“cutting; scion”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).