Which to use
“taking” is a verb and “your” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,767
- “taking” frequency rank
- #3,411
- “your” frequency rank
- 51178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taking | your |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs take | dein, Ihr |
Letter map: taking vs your
Shared letters muted; letters that set taking and your apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Grammar separator: taking vs your
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: taking is averb and yourapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taking is recorded at frequency rank #47,767, classified as averb, pronounced […]. your is at rank #3,411, tagged as apron, 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 51178, this pair ranks #1,145,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taking vs your
Shared letters: none. Private to "taking": agiknt. Private to "your": oruy.
"taking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "your" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "taking" for "your" ever safe?
Frequency check: "taking" vs "your" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "taking" and "your".
- Full dictionary entry for "taking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "your" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,145,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taking" and "your" 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 #1,145,493 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.