Which to use
“talion” and “talons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,767
- “talion” frequency rank
- #7,906
- “talons” frequency rank
- 52673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talion | talons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pénalité qui consiste à infliger au coupable le traitement même qu’il a fait subir ou voulu faire subir à sa victime. | Pluriel de talon. |
Where the eye mixes talion and talons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses talion with talons
A purely visual mix-up. talion (\ta.ljɔ̃\) and talons (\ta.lɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talion is recorded at frequency rank #44,767, classified as anoun, pronounced \ta.ljɔ̃\. talons is at rank #7,906, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ta.lɔ̃\.
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 52673, this pair ranks #146,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of talion vs talons
Shared letters: alnot. Private to "talion": i. Private to "talons": s.
"talion" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "talons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "talion" for "talons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "talion" vs "talons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "talion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "talons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talion" and "talons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taliban vs talion". 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 #146,051 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.