talco

/[ˈt̪alko]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,366

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

talco is aSpanishnoun. It means: Mineral blanco verdoso, un tipo de silicato de magnesio, suave al tacto, de un lustre similar al de los metales, que se encuentra en diferentes formas entre las que es la más conocida la de hojas s... Pronounced [ˈt̪alko]. Often confused with toco and talk.

Key facts for talco
PropertyValue
Headwordtalco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪alko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,366
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of talco in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for talco is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪alko]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,366 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for talco, with forms such as "atlco", "taclo", and "talcco". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "toco", "talk", "tico", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is talco, spelled T-A-L-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mineral blanco verdoso, un tipo de silicato de magnesio, suave al tacto, de un lustre similar al de los metales, que se encuentra en diferentes formas entre las que es la más conocida la de hojas sobrepuestas unas a otras que se separan facilmente y en este estado son transparentes y flexibles.
  2. 2
    Hojuela metálica de varios colores, que se emplean en bordados y otros adornos.
  3. 3
    Talco₁ perfumado (a veces con la adición de ácido bórico) para absorber la humedad de la piel.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atlco,taclo,talcco,tallco,taloc,tlaco,ttalco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for talco

Misspelling Variants of "talco"

atlco5taclo5talcco6tallco6taloc5tlaco5ttalco6
Misspelling Variants of "talco"

Frequency rank: #34,366 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "talco"?
"talco" is spelled T-A-L-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪alko].
What does "talco" mean?
As a noun, "talco" means: Mineral blanco verdoso, un tipo de silicato de magnesio, suave al tacto, de un lustre similar al de los metales, que se encuentra en diferentes formas entre las que es la más conocida la de hojas s...
What words are commonly confused with "talco"?
"talco" is commonly confused with "toco", "talk", "tico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "talco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "talco" is [ˈt̪alko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "talco" come from?
"talco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.