# taking vs Timing

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### taking
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #47,767*
Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs take

### Timing
*noun · IPA [ˈtaɪ̯mɪŋ] · frequency rank #16,015*
zeitliche Abstimmung, Anpassung

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