# Talib

> English word · Noun · IPA [ˈtʰælɪb] · frequency rank #38,643

## Definitions
1. A member of the Taliban.

## Etymology
From Pashto طالب (tālib, “member of the Taliban”), from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “student”).

## Easily confused with
- **talk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-talk)
- **tall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-tall)
- **taxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-taxi)
- **Tami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-tami)
- **talks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-talks)
- **Tamil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-tamil)
- **tally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-tally)
- **taxis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-taxis)
- **tulip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-tulip)
- **Tariq** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-tariq)
- **Tania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-tania)
- **talon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-talon)
- **talkie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-talkie)
- **Taliban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talib-vs-taliban)
- **tab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-talib)
- **tai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tai-vs-talib)
- **Tal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tal-vs-talib)
- **tail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tail-vs-talib)
- **tale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tale-vs-talib)
- **tait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-talib)

## Common misspellings (7)
`atlib`, `tailb`, `talbi`, `talibb`, `tallib`, `tlaib`, `ttalib`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/talib