Which to use
“takes” is an adjective and “tapes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,805
- “takes” frequency rank
- #41,496
- “tapes” frequency rank
- 72301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | takes | tapes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tak | 2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs tapar |
Letter map: takes vs tapes
Shared letters muted; letters that set takes and tapes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. takes and tapes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - takes and tapes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: takes is anadjective and tapesaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - k in “takes” becomes p in “tapes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
takes is recorded at frequency rank #30,805, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtakəs]. tapes is at rank #41,496, 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 72301, this pair ranks #392,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of takes vs tapes
Shared letters: aest. Private to "takes": k. Private to "tapes": p.
"takes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tapes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "takes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tapes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "takes" and "tapes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tapes". 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 #392,132 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.