Which to use
“talk” is a verb and “talks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,537
- “talk” frequency rank
- #40,240
- “talks” frequency rank
- 47777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talk | talks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs talken | Plural des Substantivs talk |
Letter map: talk vs talks
Shared letters muted; letters that set talk and talks apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - talk and talks
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: talk is averb and talksanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “talk” sits inside “talks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talk is recorded at frequency rank #7,537, classified as averb, pronounced [tɔːk]. talks is at rank #40,240, tagged as anoun, 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 47777, this pair ranks #1,272,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of talk vs talks
Shared letters: aklt. Private to "talk": -. Private to "talks": s.
"talk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "talks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "talk" and "talks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "talk" vs "talks" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "talk" vs "talks" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "talk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "talks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,272,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talk" and "talks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs talks". 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 #1,272,376 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.