Which to use
“tablón” and “talón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,000
- “tablón” frequency rank
- #21,174
- “talón” frequency rank
- 53174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tablón | talón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tabla muy gruesa. | Parte posterior del pie con la que se pisa. |
Where the eye mixes tablón and talón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tablón runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against talón's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tablón with talón
A purely visual mix-up. tablón ([t̪aˈβ̞lõn]) and talón ([t̪aˈlõn]) 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 53174, 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]. talón is at rank #21,174, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪aˈlõn].
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 53174, this pair ranks #89,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tablón vs talón
Shared letters: alntó. Private to "tablón": b. Private to "talón": -.
"tablón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "talón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tablón" and "talón" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tablón" or "talón" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tablón" and "talón" 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 "talón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tablón" and "talón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talón vs tapo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #89,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.