Which to use
“tablón” and “tacón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,000
- “tablón” frequency rank
- #28,581
- “tacón” frequency rank
- 60581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tablón | tacón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tabla muy gruesa. | Pieza fijada a la suela del calzado, debajo del talón del pie, para dar soporte a este |
Where the eye mixes tablón and tacón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tablón runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against tacón's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tablón vs tacón
A purely visual mix-up. tablón ([t̪aˈβ̞lõn]) and tacón ([t̪aˈkõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tablón is recorded at frequency rank #32,000, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪aˈβ̞lõn]. tacón is at rank #28,581, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪aˈkõn].
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 60581, this pair ranks #58,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tablón vs tacón
Shared letters: antó. Private to "tablón": bl. Private to "tacón": c.
"tablón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tacón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tablón" for "tacón" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tablón" or "tacón" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tablón" and "tacón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tablón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tacón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tablón" and "tacón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tacón vs tapo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #58,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.