Which to use
“talón” and “tifón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,174
- “talón” frequency rank
- #28,182
- “tifón” frequency rank
- 49356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talón | tifón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte posterior del pie con la que se pisa. | Nombre que recibe un ciclón tropical producido en el mar de la China. Los tifones aparecen normalmente en verano y/o en otoño. Van acompañados de lluvias y vientos violentos con ráfagas de más que 33m/s. |
Where the eye mixes talón and tifón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. talón and tifón follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: talón vs tifón
A purely visual mix-up. talón ([t̪aˈlõn]) and tifón ([t̪iˈfõn]) 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 49356, 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]. tifón is at rank #28,182, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪iˈfõn].
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 49356, this pair ranks #109,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of talón vs tifón
Shared letters: ntó. Private to "talón": al. Private to "tifón": fi.
"talón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tifón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "talón" and "tifón" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "talón" or "tifón" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "talón" and "tifón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "talón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tifón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talón" and "tifón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tesón vs tifón". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #109,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.