# takes vs tapes

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### takes
*adjective · IPA [ˈtakəs] · frequency rank #30,805*
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tak

### tapes
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #41,496*
2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs tapar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/takes-vs-tapes