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

#18,993
“tallas” frequency rank
#24,324
“talle” frequency rank
43317
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tallas talle
Definition Forma del plural de talla. Disposición o proporción del cuerpo humano.

Where the eye mixes tallas and talle

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tallas runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against talle's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
tallas
5 ch
talle

Visual trap between tallas and talle

A purely visual mix-up. tallas ([ˈt̪aʝas]) and talle ([ˈt̪aʝe]) 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 43317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tallas is recorded at frequency rank #18,993, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪aʝas]. talle is at rank #24,324, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪aʝe].

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 43317, this pair ranks #143,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tallas vs talle

Shared letters: alt. Private to "tallas": s. Private to "talle": e.

"tallas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "talle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tallas ← talals · tallass · tallsa · tlalas · ttallas
  • talle ← atlle · talel · tlale · ttalle

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tallas" and "talle" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪aʝas] versus [ˈt̪aʝe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tallas" or "talle" show up more?
"tallas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,993 in our Spanish list, against #24,324 for "talle". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "tallas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "talle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #143,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tallas" and "talle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale vs talle". 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 #143,332 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