Which to use
“tallado” is an adjective and “tallas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,794
- “tallado” frequency rank
- #18,993
- “tallas” frequency rank
- 46787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tallado | tallas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Con los adverbios "bien" o "mal", de buen, o mal, talle. | Forma del plural de talla. |
Where the eye mixes tallado and tallas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tallado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against tallas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tallado with tallas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tallado is [t̪aˈʝað̞o] while tallas is [ˈt̪aʝas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tallado is recorded at frequency rank #27,794, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪aˈʝað̞o]. tallas is at rank #18,993, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪aʝas].
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 46787, this pair ranks #123,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tallado vs tallas
Shared letters: alt. Private to "tallado": do. Private to "tallas": s.
"tallado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "tallas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tallado" and "tallas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tallado" vs "tallas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tallado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tallas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tallado" and "tallas" 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 #123,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.