tablevstalloTell them apart

Which to use

“table” and “tallo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,413
“table” frequency rank
#17,831
“tallo” frequency rank
47244
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature table tallo
Definition Mesa. Parte de las plantas que sostiene las hojas, flores y frutos.

Where the eye mixes table and tallo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
table
5 ch
tallo

Visual trap between table and tallo

A purely visual mix-up. table ([tabl]) and tallo ([ˈt̪aʝo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

table is recorded at frequency rank #29,413, classified as anoun, pronounced [tabl]. tallo is at rank #17,831, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪aʝo].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 47244, this pair ranks #121,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of table vs tallo

Shared letters: alt. Private to "table": be. Private to "tallo": o.

"table" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "tallo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tableatble · tabble · tabel · tablle · talbe · tavle · tbale · ttable
  • talloatllo · talo · talol · tlalo · ttallo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "table" for "tallo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([tabl] versus [ˈt̪aʝo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "table" or "tallo"?
"tallo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,831 in our Spanish list, against #29,413 for "table". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "table" and "tallo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "table" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tallo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "table" and "tallo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "table vs tale". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #121,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list