talent
tal·ent/ˈtæl.ənt/noun
talent is spelled T-A-L-E-N-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (tal·ent). It appears 44 times per million words in written English, the 2,290th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, talent means “A marked natural ability or skill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of talent is talents.
How many letters and syllables are in talent?
| Letters | 6: T-A-L-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: tal·ent |
| In writing | 44 times per million words; the 2,290th 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 talent?
Talent appears 44 times per million words in written English, the 2,290th 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).
How do you pronounce talent?
- US /ˈtæl.ənt/
- British /ˈtal.ənt/
- /ˈtæl.ənt/
Talent has 2 syllables, split tal·ent in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-talent.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with talent?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as talent (/ælənt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: latent.
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 talent
- talents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does talent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A marked natural ability or skill.
He has a real talent for drawing.
- 2
People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.
The director searched their talent pool to fill the new opening.
- 3
slangOne, especially a woman, from a particular place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
Not much talent in this bar tonight–let's hit the clubs.
- 4
A historical unit of weight and money used in ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East, equal to about 30 to 60 kg in various times and places.
- 5
obsoleteA desire or inclination for something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Talent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | talent |
| German | Talent, Begabung |
| Portuguese | talento |
| Spanish | talento , talentoso , talentosos |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does talent come from?
From Middle English talent, from Old English talente, borrowed from the plural of Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”). Compare Old High German talenta (“talent”). Later figurative senses are from Old French talent (“talent, will, inclination, desire”), derived from the biblical Parable of the Talents.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).