Which to use
“tallos” and “toldos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,524
- “tallos” frequency rank
- #43,294
- “toldos” frequency rank
- 63818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tallos | toldos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de tallo. | Forma del plural de toldo. |
Where the eye mixes tallos and toldos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tallos and toldos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: tallos vs toldos
A purely visual mix-up. tallos ([ˈt̪aʝos]) and toldos ([ˈt̪ol̪d̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tallos is recorded at frequency rank #20,524, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪aʝos]. toldos is at rank #43,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ol̪d̪os].
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 63818, this pair ranks #47,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tallos vs toldos
Shared letters: lost. Private to "tallos": a. Private to "toldos": d.
"tallos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "toldos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tallos" and "toldos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tallos" vs "toldos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tallos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toldos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tallos" and "toldos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tildes vs toldos". 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 #47,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.