talión
[t̪aˈljõn]
The verdict
“talión” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pena que consiste en hacer sufrir al delincuente un daño igual al que causó.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | talión |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪aˈljõn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “talión” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for talión is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪aˈljõn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for talión, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 talión, spelled T-A-L-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Pena que consiste en hacer sufrir al delincuente un daño igual al que causó.
- 2Compensación.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “talión”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-L-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪aˈljõn] (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
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.