Which to use
“talón” and “tron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,174
- “talón” frequency rank
- #43,308
- “tron” frequency rank
- 64482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talón | tron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte posterior del pie con la que se pisa. | Trono. |
Where the eye mixes talón and tron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. talón runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against tron's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: talón vs tron
A purely visual mix-up. talón ([t̪aˈlõn]) and tron ([ˈtɾon]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64482, 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]. tron is at rank #43,308, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɾon].
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 64482, this pair ranks #45,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talón vs tron
Shared letters: nt. Private to "talón": aló. Private to "tron": or.
"talón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tron" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tron ← rton · torn · trno · tronn · trron · ttron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "talón" for "tron" ever safe?
Which is more common, "talón" or "tron"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "talón" and "tron" 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 "tron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talón" and "tron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tesón vs tron". 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 #45,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.