talón

/[t̪aˈlõn]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,174

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

talón is aSpanishnoun. It means: Parte posterior del pie con la que se pisa. Pronounced [t̪aˈlõn]. Often confused with tan and ton.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for talón is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪aˈlõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,174 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 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 talón, with forms such as "atlón", "tallón", and "talnó". 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, "tan", "ton", "tano", 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 talón, spelled T-A-L-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atlón,tallón,talnó,talónn,taóln,tlaón,ttalón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for talón

Misspelling Variants of "talón"

atlón5tallón6talnó5talónn6taóln5tlaón5ttalón6
Misspelling Variants of "talón"

Frequency rank: #21,174 in Spanish

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?
"talón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Spanish index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.