Which to use
“taladro” is a noun and “tallado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,251
- “taladro” frequency rank
- #27,794
- “tallado” frequency rank
- 54045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taladro | tallado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Efecto y acto de taladrar | Con los adverbios "bien" o "mal", de buen, o mal, talle. |
Where the eye mixes taladro and tallado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. taladro (CVCVCCV) and tallado (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: taladro vs tallado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: taladro is [t̪aˈlað̞ɾo] while tallado is [t̪aˈʝað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taladro is recorded at frequency rank #26,251, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪aˈlað̞ɾo]. tallado is at rank #27,794, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪aˈʝað̞o].
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 54045, this pair ranks #85,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taladro vs tallado
Shared letters: adlot. Private to "taladro": r. Private to "tallado": -.
"taladro" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "tallado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "taladro" and "tallado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "taladro" or "tallado" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "taladro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tallado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taladro" and "tallado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talladas vs tallado". 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 #85,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.