Which to use
“take” is an adjective and “Türke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,953
- “take” frequency rank
- #12,401
- “Türke” frequency rank
- 21354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | take | Türke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tak | Staatsbürger der Türkei |
Where the eye mixes take and Türke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses take with Türke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: take is [ˈtakə] while Türke is [ˈtʏʁkə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
take is recorded at frequency rank #8,953, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtakə]. Türke is at rank #12,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʏʁkə].
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 21354, this pair ranks #1,887,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of take vs Türke
Shared letters: ekt. Private to "take": a. Private to "Türke": rü.
"take" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Türke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- take ← taek · takke · tkae · ttake
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "take" and "Türke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "take" or "Türke" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "take" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Türke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,887,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "take" and "Türke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Türke vs Turmes". 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 #1,887,270 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.