talos

[ˈt̪alos]

/[ˈt̪alos]/ noun

The verdict

“talos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,437 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,437
frequency rank, Spanish
34,400
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de talo.

Key facts for talos
PropertyValue
Headwordtalos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪alos]
Letters5
Frequency rank#83,437
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “talos” 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). talos lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

talos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,437 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪alos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de talo.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for talos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is talos, spelled T-A-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de talo.

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 "talos"?
"talos" is spelled T-A-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪alos].
What does "talos" mean?
As a noun, "talos" means: Forma del plural de talo.
How do you pronounce "talos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "talos" is [ˈt̪alos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "talos" come from?
"talos" 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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Using “talos”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-L-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt̪alos] (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