tak

[tak]

/[tak]/ adj

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The verdict

“tak” is uncommon German (frequency #55,760 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,760
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gut, anständig, tüchtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-tak · tak · German

tak · rank #55,760 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,760
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tabuthema

Nearest frequency peer: Tabuthema (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „tak“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „tak“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tak
PropertyValue
Headwordtak
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[tak]
Letters3
Frequency rank#55,760
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tak“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.takfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tabuthema“ (#55,758), „tabula“ (#55,757), „theft“ (#55,763). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tak“ bei #55,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tak is uncommon German at frequency #55,760 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [tak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gut, anständig, tüchtig".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tak, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is tak, spelled T-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    gut, anständig, tüchtig

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tak appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „‚Laß'n gehn‘, sagte Niki und klopfte Leonhard auf den Rücken, ‚er is a taker Bursch. […]‘“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tak"?
"tak" is spelled T-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is [tak].
What does "tak" mean?
As an adjective, "tak" means: gut, anständig, tüchtig
How do you pronounce "tak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tak" is [tak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tak" come from?
"tak" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tak", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

thu#55,765USP#55,802VAE#55,803Ösi#55,898

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list