talismans

/ˈtæ.lɪs.mænz/

//ˈtæ.lɪs.mænz// noun

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"talismans" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“talismans” is uncommon English (frequency #62,555 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,555
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of talisman

Key facts for talismans
PropertyValue
Headwordtalismans
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtæ.lɪs.mænz/
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “talismans” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). talismans lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

talismans is uncommon English at frequency #62,555 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtæ.lɪs.mænz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of talisman".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for talismans, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is talismans, spelled T-A-L-I-S-M-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of talisman

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "talismans"?
"talismans" is spelled T-A-L-I-S-M-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtæ.lɪs.mænz/.
What does "talismans" mean?
As a noun, "talismans" means: plural of talisman
How do you pronounce "talismans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "talismans" is /ˈtæ.lɪs.mænz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "talismans" come from?
"talismans" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “talismans”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is T-A-L-I-S-M-A-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈtæ.lɪs.mænz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list