Which to use
“talón” and “timón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,174
- “talón” frequency rank
- #18,701
- “timón” frequency rank
- 39875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talón | timón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte posterior del pie con la que se pisa. | Máquina compuesta de varias piezas de madera formando un conjunto aplanado, que se coloca verticalmente en el codaste de las embarcaciones, asegurándola por medio de machos de bronce o hierro que encajan en otras tantas hembras que hay en él. Sirve el timón manejado, por la caña que se hace firme a su extremo superior o cabeza, para dar a la nave siempre que camina o está aproada a una corriente, todos los movimientos giratorios que son necesarios. En los buques de hierro se compone el timón de planchas del mismo material; y en las embarcaciones menores se reduce a una tabla; en muchas de estas suelen estar los machos clavados en el codaste. |
Where the eye mixes talón and timón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: talón vs timón
A purely visual mix-up. talón ([t̪aˈlõn]) and timón ([t̪iˈmõn]) 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 39875, 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]. timón is at rank #18,701, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪iˈmõn].
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 39875, this pair ranks #162,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of talón vs timón
Shared letters: ntó. Private to "talón": al. Private to "timón": im.
"talón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "timón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "talón" and "timón" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "talón" or "timón"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "talón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "timón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talón" and "timón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talón vs tapo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #162,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.