talón

[t̪aˈlõn]

/[t̪aˈlõn]/ noun

The verdict

“talón” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,174. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,174
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte posterior del pie con la que se pisa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-talon · talón · Spanish

talón · rank #21,174 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,174
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH sumamos

Nearest frequency peer: sumamos (-2 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “talón”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “talón” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

talón vs tan
60% similar
talón vs ton
40% similar
talón vs tano
40% similar

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

Key facts for talón
PropertyValue
Headwordtalón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪aˈlõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,174
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “talón”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).talóncae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sumamos” (#21,172), “temblores” (#21,176), “stream” (#21,171). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “talón” va en #21,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around talón (IPA [t̪aˈlõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,174 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for talón, with forms such as "atlón", "tallón", and "talnó". 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", "tano", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is talón, spelled T-A-L-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte posterior del pie con la que se pisa.
  2. 2
    Parte del calzado que cubre el calcañar.
  3. 3
    Sitio blando y flexible que tienen los cascos de las caballerías en la parte inferior y posterior.
  4. 4
    Parte del arco del violín y de otros instrumentos semejantes, inmediata al mango.
  5. 5
    Moldura sinuosa cuyo perfil se compone de dos arcos de círculo contrapuestos y unidos entre sí, y que terminan a escuadra con las rectas que limitan dicha moldura.
  6. 6
    Libranza a la vista, que consiste en una hoja cortada con tijera de un libro, de modo que, aplicándola al pedazo de la misma que queda cosida al libro, se acredite su legitimidad o falsedad.
  7. 7
    Documento o resguardo expedido en la misma forma.
  8. 8
    Corte oblicuo en la extremídad posterior de la quilla, que se ajusta a otro hecho en el chaflán anterior de la madre del timón.
  9. 9
    Trozo de código usado como sustituto de alguna otra funcionalidad, para simular el comportamiento de código existente (tal como un procedimiento en una máquina remota) o ser el sustituto temporal para un código aún no desarrollado.

Synonyms

calcañarpulpejo

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atlón
  • tallón
  • talnó
  • talónn
  • taóln
  • tlaón
  • ttalón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of talón - 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.

atlón2tallón1talnó2talónn1taóln2tlaón2ttalón1
Edit distance from "talón"

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 "talón"?
"talón" is spelled T-A-L-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪aˈlõn].
What does "talón" mean?
As a noun, "talón" means: Parte posterior del pie con la que se pisa.
What words are commonly confused with "talón"?
"talón" is commonly confused with "tan", "ton", "tano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "talón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "talón" is [t̪aˈlõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "talón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list