Which to use
“talón” and “tamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,174
- “talón” frequency rank
- #49,972
- “tamos” frequency rank
- 71146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talón | tamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte posterior del pie con la que se pisa. | Forma del plural de tamo. |
Where the eye mixes talón and tamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. talón and tamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses talón with tamos
A purely visual mix-up. talón ([t̪aˈlõn]) and tamos ([ˈt̪amos]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71146, 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]. tamos is at rank #49,972, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪amos].
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 71146, this pair ranks #28,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talón vs tamos
Shared letters: at. Private to "talón": lnó. Private to "tamos": mos.
"talón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tamos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tamos ← atmos · tammos · tamoss · tamso · taoms · tmaos · ttamos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "talón" and "tamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "talón" vs "tamos" - 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 "tamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talón" and "tamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tamos 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 #28,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.