Which to use
“taking” is a verb and “wenns” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,767
- “taking” frequency rank
- #5,445
- “wenns” frequency rank
- 53212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taking | wenns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs take | wenn es |
Letter map: taking vs wenns
Shared letters muted; letters that set taking and wenns apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - taking and wenns
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: taking is averb and wennsanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taking is recorded at frequency rank #47,767, classified as averb, pronounced […]. wenns is at rank #5,445, tagged as anabbrev, 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 53212, this pair ranks #1,066,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taking vs wenns
Shared letters: n. Private to "taking": agikt. Private to "wenns": esw.
"taking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "wenns" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taking" and "wenns" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "taking" or "wenns"?
After this comparison
You've compared "taking" and "wenns". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "taking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wenns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,066,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taking" and "wenns" 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 #1,066,863 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.