talle

[ˈt̪aʝe]

/[ˈt̪aʝe]/ noun

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The verdict

“talle” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #24,324) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#24,324
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disposición o proporción del cuerpo humano.

Corpus desk

Index ES-talle · talle · Spanish

talle · rank #24,324 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,324
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tableta

Nearest frequency peer: tableta (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “talle”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “talle” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

talle vs tele
60% similar
talle vs tell
60% similar
talle vs tate
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for talle
PropertyValue
Headwordtalle
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪aʝe]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,324
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “talle”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tallecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tableta” (#24,323), “Tandil” (#24,325), “sustentabilidad” (#24,322). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “talle” va en #24,324. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for talle is neighbouring look-alikes ("tele", "tell", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈt̪aʝe]. Frequency #24,324 among 3,005 “T” headwords. 6 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for talle, with forms such as "atlle", "talel", and "tlale". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tele", "tell", "tate", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is talle, spelled T-A-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disposición o proporción del cuerpo humano.
  2. 2
    Cintura.
  3. 3
    Forma que se da al vestido, cortándolo y proporcionándolo al cuerpo.
  4. 4
    Parte del vestido que corresponde a la cintura.
  5. 5
    Medida convencional usada en la fabricación y venta de prendas de vestir.
  6. 6
    Traza, disposición o apariencia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how talle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Apenas si alcancé a oír el chapaleo de los cascos de un caballo cuando me sentí asida por el talle, arrebatada del suelo. Eras tú, Ricardo.

Synonyms

figuratalla

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atlle
  • talel
  • tlale
  • ttalle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of talle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atlle2talel2tlale2ttalle1
Edit distance from "talle"

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 "talle"?
"talle" is spelled T-A-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪aʝe].
What does "talle" mean?
As a noun, "talle" means: Disposición o proporción del cuerpo humano.
What words are commonly confused with "talle"?
"talle" is commonly confused with "tele", "tell", "tate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "talle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "talle" is [ˈt̪aʝe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "talle" come from?
"talle" is a Spanish 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "talle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tilde#24,332soplo#24,311tórax#24,338Rodas#24,299

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list