Which to use
“ranking” and “taking” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,729
- “ranking” frequency rank
- #47,767
- “taking” frequency rank
- 58496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ranking | taking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs rank | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs take |
Letter map: ranking vs taking
Shared letters muted; letters that set ranking and taking apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. ranking runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against taking's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: ranking and taking
ranking and taking are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ranking is recorded at frequency rank #10,729, classified as averb, pronounced […]. taking is at rank #47,767, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 58496, this pair ranks #860,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ranking vs taking
Shared letters: agikn. Private to "ranking": r. Private to "taking": t.
"ranking" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "taking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ranking" for "taking" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ranking" vs "taking" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ranking" and "taking".
- Full dictionary entry for "ranking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #860,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ranking" and "taking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs taking". 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 #860,498 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.