Which to use
“talar” is a verb and “talón” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,413
- “talar” frequency rank
- #21,174
- “talón” frequency rank
- 59587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talar | talón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cortar uno o más árboles desde la base del tronco | Parte posterior del pie con la que se pisa. |
Where the eye mixes talar and talón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. talar and talón follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between talar and talón
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: talar is [t̪aˈlaɾ] while talón is [t̪aˈlõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talar is recorded at frequency rank #38,413, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪aˈlaɾ]. 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 59587, this pair ranks #62,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talar vs talón
Shared letters: alt. Private to "talar": r. Private to "talón": nó.
"talar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "talón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- talar ← taalr · talarr · tallar · talra · tlaar · ttalar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "talar" for "talón" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "talar" or "talón" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "talar" 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 #62,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talar" and "talón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talar 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 #62,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.