talon

\ta.lɔ̃\

/\ta.lɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“talon” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,252 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#10,252
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie postérieure du pied.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

talon vs ton
60% similar
talon vs tan
60% similar
talon vs Tarn
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for talon
PropertyValue
Headwordtalon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.lɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,252
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “talon” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). talon lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for talon is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ta.lɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,252 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 16 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for talon, with forms such as "atlon", "tallon", and "talno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ton", "tan", "Tarn", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is talon, spelled T-A-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie postérieure du pied.
  2. 2
    Se dit également en parlant de certains animaux.
  3. 3
    Éperon.
  4. 4
    Partie d’une chaussure sur laquelle pose le derrière du pied.
  5. 5
    Chaussure équipée d’un talon haut.
  6. 6
    Fer dont est garnie la partie inférieure d’une hallebarde, d’une pique, d’un esponton, etc.
  7. 7
    Partie inférieure ou postérieure de certaines autres choses.
  8. 8
    Domination écrasante, oppression.
  9. 9
    Sorte de moulure qui est composée d’une partie concave surmontée d’une partie convexe.
  10. 10
    Ce qui reste de cartes, après qu’on a distribué à chacun des joueurs le nombre qui lui en revient.
  11. 11
    Partie d’un carnet à souche souvent marquée d’un chiffre ou d’une vignette, dont on détache le feuillet mobile ou volant.
  12. 12
    Extrémité de la queue côté manche.
  13. 13
    Extrémité arrière de la quille, au bas de l’étambot.
  14. 14
    Prolongement d’une échelle graphique en deçà de son origine, gradué en sens inverse selon une subdivision de l’unité choisie.
  15. 15
    Dernière tranche d’un aliment qu’on a découpé.
  16. 16
    Partie incompressible.

Antonyms

entame

This word in other languages

heel(English)talón(Español)Ferse(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atlon,tallon,talno,talonn,taoln,tlaon,ttalon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of talon - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atlon2tallon1talno2talonn1taoln2tlaon2ttalon1
Edit distance from "talon"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "talon"?
"talon" is spelled T-A-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.lɔ̃\.
What does "talon" mean?
As a noun, "talon" means: Partie postérieure du pied.
What words are commonly confused with "talon"?
"talon" is commonly confused with "ton", "tan", "Tarn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "talon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "talon" is \ta.lɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "talon" come from?
"talon" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “talon”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-A-L-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ta.lɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ton” - see the side-by-side comparison. talon vs ton
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list