takesvsToresTell them apart

Quick tell: takes is a adjective, Tores is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“takes” is an adjective and “Tores” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,805
“takes” frequency rank
#36,669
“Tores” frequency rank
67474
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature takes Tores
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tak Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tor

Where the eye mixes takes and Tores

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. takes and Tores follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
takes
5 ch
Tores

Visual trap between takes and Tores

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: takes is [ˈtakəs] while Tores is [ˈtoːʁəs]. 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 67474, 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]. Tores is at rank #36,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtoːʁəs].

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 67474, this pair ranks #539,003 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of takes vs Tores

Shared letters: est. Private to "takes": ak. Private to "Tores": or.

"takes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Tores" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • takes ← atkes · taeks · takess · takkes · takse · tkaes · ttakes
  • Tores ← toers · toress · torse · troes · ttores

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "takes" and "Tores" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "takes" is an adjective and "Tores" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "takes" vs "Tores" - which ranks higher?
"takes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,805 in our German list, against #36,669 for "Tores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "takes" and "Tores" 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 "Tores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #539,003 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "takes" and "Tores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tores 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 #539,003 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list