Which to use
“talent” and “talón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,168
- “talent” frequency rank
- #21,174
- “talón” frequency rank
- 63342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talent | talón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Talento. | Parte posterior del pie con la que se pisa. |
Where the eye mixes talent and talón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. talent runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against talón's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between talent and talón
A purely visual mix-up. talent (/ˈtæl.ənt/) 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 63342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talent is recorded at frequency rank #42,168, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtæl.ənt/. 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 63342, this pair ranks #49,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talent vs talón
Shared letters: alnt. Private to "talent": e. Private to "talón": ó.
"talent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "talón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- talent ← atlent · taelnt · talennt · talentt · taletn · tallent · talnet · tlaent
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "talent" for "talón" ever safe?
Frequency check: "talent" vs "talón" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "talent" 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 #49,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talent" and "talón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale vs talent". 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 #49,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.