Which to use
“talón” and “talones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,174
- “talón” frequency rank
- #19,264
- “talones” frequency rank
- 40438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talón | talones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte posterior del pie con la que se pisa. | Forma del plural de talón. |
Where the eye mixes talón and talones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. talón runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against talones's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: talón vs talones
A purely visual mix-up. talón ([t̪aˈlõn]) and talones ([t̪aˈlones]) 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 40438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talón is recorded at frequency rank #21,174, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪aˈlõn]. talones is at rank #19,264, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪aˈlones].
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 40438, this pair ranks #159,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of talón vs talones
Shared letters: alnt. Private to "talón": ó. Private to "talones": eos.
"talón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "talones" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- talones ← atlones · tallones · talnoes · taloens · taloness · talonnes · talonse · taolnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "talón" and "talones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "talón" vs "talones" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "talón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "talones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talón" and "talones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talón vs tapo". 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 #159,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.