tacón
[t̪aˈkõn]
The verdict
“tacón” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,581. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,581
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pieza fijada a la suela del calzado, debajo del talón del pie, para dar soporte a este
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tacón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪aˈkõn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #28,581 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tacón” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around tacón (IPA [t̪aˈkõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,581 among 34,400 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tacón, with forms such as "atcón", "taccón", and "tacnó". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tan", "ton", "toco", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tacón, spelled T-A-C-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Pieza fijada a la suela del calzado, debajo del talón del pie, para dar soporte a este
- 2Por antonomasia, tipo de calzado cuyo tacón₁ levanta el talón del pie significativamente más arriba que los dedos. De uso netamente femenino.
- 3Armazón de barras en que se coloca un pliego para meterlo a la prensa
- 4Topes que fijan un pliego en la posición deseada al meterlo a imprimir
- 5Corte al bies en el extremo posterior de la quilla de algunos barcos, correspondiente a otro hecho en la parte anterior de la madre del timón
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atcón,taccón,tacnó,tacónn,taócn,tcaón,ttacón
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tacón - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “tacón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-C-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪aˈkõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tan” - see the side-by-side comparison. tacón vs tan
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.