Which to use
“talón” is a noun and “taro” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,174
- “talón” frequency rank
- #45,635
- “taro” frequency rank
- 66809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talón | taro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte posterior del pie con la que se pisa. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de tarar. |
Where the eye mixes talón and taro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. talón runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against taro's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: talón vs taro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: talón is [t̪aˈlõn] while taro is [ˈt̪aɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66809, 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]. taro is at rank #45,635, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪aɾo].
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 66809, this pair ranks #38,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talón vs taro
Shared letters: at. Private to "talón": lnó. Private to "taro": or.
"talón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "taro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- taro ← taor · trao · ttaro
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "talón" and "taro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "talón" or "taro" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "taro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talón" and "taro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taro vs task". 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 #38,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.