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“tallados” and “tallos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,037
“tallados” frequency rank
#20,524
“tallos” frequency rank
65561
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tallados tallos
Definition Forma del plural de tallado. Forma del plural de tallo.

Where the eye mixes tallados and tallos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tallados runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against tallos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
tallados
6 ch
tallos

Visual trap between tallados and tallos

A purely visual mix-up. tallados ([t̪aˈʝað̞os]) and tallos ([ˈt̪aʝos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tallados is recorded at frequency rank #45,037, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪aˈʝað̞os]. tallos is at rank #20,524, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪aʝos].

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 65561, this pair ranks #42,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tallados vs tallos

Shared letters: alost. Private to "tallados": d. Private to "tallos": -.

"tallados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "tallos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tallados ← atllados · talados · talaldos · talladdos · talladoss · talladso · tallaods · talldaos
  • tallos ← atllos · talloss · tallso · talols · talos · tlalos · ttallos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tallados" for "tallos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪aˈʝað̞os] versus [ˈt̪aʝos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tallados" or "tallos"?
"tallos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,524 in our Spanish list, against #45,037 for "tallados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tallados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tallos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tallados" and "tallos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talladas vs tallados". 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 #42,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list