Which to use
“takes” is an adjective and “Taxis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,805
- “takes” frequency rank
- #16,296
- “Taxis” frequency rank
- 47101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | takes | Taxis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tak | freie, gerichtete Bewegung eines Organismus entlang eines Umweltgradienten |
Where the eye mixes takes and Taxis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. takes and Taxis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses takes with Taxis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: takes is [ˈtakəs] while Taxis is [ˈtaksɪs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47101, 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]. Taxis is at rank #16,296, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaksɪs].
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 47101, this pair ranks #1,296,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of takes vs Taxis
Shared letters: ast. Private to "takes": ek. Private to "Taxis": ix.
"takes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Taxis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "takes" and "Taxis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "takes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Taxis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,296,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "takes" and "Taxis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "takes vs trees". 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 #1,296,141 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.