talus

\ta.ly\

/\ta.ly\/ noun

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The verdict

“talus” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #25,508 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#25,508
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pente, inclinaison.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

talus vs tas
60% similar
talus vs tau
60% similar
talus vs tus
60% similar

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

Key facts for talus
PropertyValue
Headwordtalus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.ly\
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,508
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “talus” 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). talus 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 talus is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ta.ly\. Corpus data places it at rank #25,508 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 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 talus, with forms such as "atlus", "tallus", and "talsu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tas", "tau", "tus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is talus, spelled T-A-L-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pente, inclinaison.
  2. 2
    Façon de couper, de tailler ou de scier obliquement, en biseau ou en sifflet.
  3. 3
    Portion de terrain formant une pente inclinée, aménagé par des travaux de terrassement.
  4. 4
    Portion de terrain localement surélevée et souvent végétalisée pour en stabiliser la terre, utilisée comme séparation entre les parcelles dans les bocages.
  5. 5
    Terme utilisé pour décrire un mouvement de terrain en pente.
  6. 6
    Espace, sur la surface d’œil d’un caractère, entre la partie supérieure de l’œil et le bord supérieur du caractère (talus de tête) ; entre la partie inférieure de l’œil et le bord inférieur du caractère (talus de pied).

Synonyms

merlon

This word in other languages

embankment(English)talud(Español)Böschung(Deutsch)talude(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atlus,tallus,talsu,taluss,tauls,tlaus,ttalus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of talus - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atlus2tallus1talsu2taluss1tauls2tlaus2ttalus1
Edit distance from "talus"

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 "talus"?
"talus" is spelled T-A-L-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.ly\.
What does "talus" mean?
As a noun, "talus" means: Pente, inclinaison.
What words are commonly confused with "talus"?
"talus" is commonly confused with "tas", "tau", "tus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "talus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "talus" is \ta.ly\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "talus" come from?
"talus" 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 “talus”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-A-L-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ta.ly\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “tas” - see the side-by-side comparison. talus vs tas
  • 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