Which to use
“talks” and “task” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,240
- “talks” frequency rank
- #24,534
- “task” frequency rank
- 64774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talks | task |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs talk | zu erledigende Arbeit; zugewiesener Auftrag; Problem, das man durch Anstrengung oder Nachdenken zu lösen versucht; Teil einer Übung oder Prüfungsarbeit: Aufgabe |
Letter map: talks vs task
Shared letters muted; letters that set talks and task apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: talks and task
talks and task 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 64774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talks is recorded at frequency rank #40,240, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. task is at rank #24,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tɑːsk].
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 64774, this pair ranks #629,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of talks vs task
Shared letters: akst. Private to "talks": l. Private to "task": -.
"talks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "task" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "talks" for "task" ever safe?
Frequency check: "talks" vs "task" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "talks" and "task".
- Full dictionary entry for "talks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "task" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #629,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talks" and "task" 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 #629,759 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.