Which to use
“taken” is an adjective and “Token” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,860
- “taken” frequency rank
- #31,824
- “Token” frequency rank
- 74684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taken | Token |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tak | Gerät, das zeitlich begrenzte, sichere Schlüssel für den Zugang zu Datenverarbeitungssystemen oder auch für das Internetbanking speichert oder generiert |
Where the eye mixes taken and Token
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. taken and Token follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between taken and Token
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: taken is [ˈtakn̩] while Token is [ˈtoːkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “taken” becomes o in “Token”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taken is recorded at frequency rank #42,860, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtakn̩]. Token is at rank #31,824, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtoːkn̩].
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 74684, this pair ranks #327,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of taken vs Token
Shared letters: eknt. Private to "taken": a. Private to "Token": o.
"taken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Token" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "taken" for "Token" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "taken" and "Token" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "taken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Token" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taken" and "Token" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taken 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 #327,007 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.