talen

\ˈtɑː.lɛn\

/\ˈtɑː.lɛn\/ verb

The verdict

“talen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe talañ/taliñ.

Corpus desk

Index FR-talen · talen · French

talen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for talen
PropertyValue
Headwordtalen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈtɑː.lɛn\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « talen » en français

talenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

talen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈtɑː.lɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe talañ/taliñ.".

talen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is talen, spelled T-A-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe talañ/taliñ.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "talen"?
"talen" is spelled T-A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtɑː.lɛn\.
What does "talen" mean?
As a verb, "talen" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe talañ/taliñ.
How do you pronounce "talen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "talen" is \ˈtɑː.lɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "talen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list