talio

[ˈt̪aljo]

/[ˈt̪aljo]/ noun

The verdict

“talio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,912 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,912
frequency rank, Spanish
34,400
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Elemento químico de la tabla periódica de los elementos cuyo símbolo es Tl y su número atómico es 81, un metal extremadamente blando y muy tóxico.

Key facts for talio
PropertyValue
Headwordtalio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪aljo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “talio” sits in Spanish 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). talio lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

talio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,912 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪aljo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Elemento químico de la tabla periódica de los elementos cuyo símbolo es Tl y su número atómico es 81, un metal extremadamente blando y muy tóxico.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for talio, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is talio, spelled T-A-L-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elemento químico de la tabla periódica de los elementos cuyo símbolo es Tl y su número atómico es 81, un metal extremadamente blando y muy tóxico.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "talio"?
"talio" is spelled T-A-L-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪aljo].
What does "talio" mean?
As a noun, "talio" means: Elemento químico de la tabla periódica de los elementos cuyo símbolo es Tl y su número atómico es 81, un metal extremadamente blando y muy tóxico.
How do you pronounce "talio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "talio" is [ˈt̪aljo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "talio" come from?
"talio" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “talio”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-L-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt̪aljo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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