Which to use
“tallo” and “tallos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,831
- “tallo” frequency rank
- #20,524
- “tallos” frequency rank
- 38355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tallo | tallos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte de las plantas que sostiene las hojas, flores y frutos. | Forma del plural de tallo. |
Where the eye mixes tallo and tallos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tallo and tallos
A purely visual mix-up. tallo ([ˈt̪aʝo]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “tallo” sits inside “tallos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tallo is recorded at frequency rank #17,831, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪aʝo]. 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 38355, this pair ranks #170,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tallo vs tallos
Shared letters: alot. Private to "tallo": -. Private to "tallos": s.
"tallo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tallos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tallo" and "tallos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tallo" or "tallos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tallo" and "tallos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tallo" 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 #170,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tallo" and "tallos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tallos vs tamos". 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 #170,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.