talon
French, noun/ta.lɔ̃/
talon is spelled T-A-L-O-N (5 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written French, the 10,141st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Talon is a French masculine noun meaning “heel (part of the foot)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie postérieure du pied”.
What does talon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineheel (part of the foot)
- 2
masculinebackheel
- 3
masculineheel (of footwear) (especially high heel)
- 4
masculinespur (sharp implement used to prod a horse)
- 5
masculinethe bottom or lower part of something
- 6
masculinefirst point in tables games such as ticktack and jacquet
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partie postérieure du pied. 2. Se dit également en parlant de certains animaux. 3. Éperon. 4. Partie d’une chaussure sur laquelle pose le derrière du pied.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of talon
- talons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce talon?
- /ta.lɔ̃/
- \ta.lɔ̃\
- [lə t̪a.l̪ɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to talon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is talon in French?
talon appears 5.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).