Which to use
“taking” and “talking” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,767
- “taking” frequency rank
- #29,813
- “talking” frequency rank
- 77580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taking | talking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs take | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs talk |
Letter map: taking vs talking
Shared letters muted; letters that set taking and talking apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Spelling & dictionary notes on taking vs talking
taking and talking are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taking is recorded at frequency rank #47,767, classified as averb, pronounced […]. talking is at rank #29,813, 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 77580, this pair ranks #257,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of taking vs talking
Shared letters: agiknt. Private to "taking": -. Private to "talking": l.
"taking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "talking" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "taking" and "talking" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "taking" or "talking" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "taking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "talking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taking" and "talking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles 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 #257,636 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.