talo

/ˈta.lu/

//ˈta.lu// noun

The verdict

“talo” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #32,788) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#32,788
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caule de planta

Corpus desk

Index PT-talo · talo · Portuguese

talo · rank #32,788 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,788
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH sunrise

Nearest frequency peer: sunrise (-3 rank slots)

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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “talo”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “talo” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

talo vs to
50% similar
talo vs tão
50% similar
talo vs tio
50% similar

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

Key facts for talo
PropertyValue
Headwordtalo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈta.lu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#32,788
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “talo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.talocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “sunrise” (#32,785), “threat” (#32,792), “thug” (#32,793). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “talo” fica em #32,788. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for talo is neighbouring look-alikes ("to", "tão", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈta.lu/. Frequency #32,788 among 917 “T” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for talo, with forms such as "tallo", "taol", and "tlao". 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, "to", "tão", "tio", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is talo, spelled T-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    caule de planta
  2. 2
    pecíolo duro das folhas e a sua continuação como nervo maior
  3. 3
    tronco de coluna, fuste, esteio

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tallo
  • taol
  • tlao
  • ttalo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of talo - 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.

tallo1taol2tlao2ttalo1
Edit distance from "talo"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "talo"?
"talo" is spelled T-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈta.lu/.
What does "talo" mean?
As a noun, "talo" means: caule de planta
What words are commonly confused with "talo"?
"talo" is commonly confused with "to", "tão", "tio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "talo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "talo" is /ˈta.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "talo" come from?
"talo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "talo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list