taka

[tɛaka]

/[tɛaka]/ verb

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The verdict

“taka” is uncommon German (frequency #60,131 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,131
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an sich nehmen, entgegennehmen, ergreifen

Corpus desk

Index DE-taka · taka · German

taka · rank #60,131 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,131
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH taj

Nearest frequency peer: taj (-1 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 „taka“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for taka
PropertyValue
Headwordtaka
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[tɛaka]
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,131
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „taka“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).takafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „taj“ (#60,130), „Tangente“ (#60,132), „Tagesordnungspunkt“ (#60,129). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „taka“ bei #60,131. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

taka is uncommon German at frequency #60,131 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [tɛaka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 27 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for taka in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 taka, spelled T-A-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    an sich nehmen, entgegennehmen, ergreifen
  2. 2
    wegnehmen, stehlen
  3. 3
    ergreifen, festnehmen, verhaften
  4. 4
    (z. B. Festung, Land) einnehmen, erobern
  5. 5
    (Medizin) einnehmen
  6. 6
    schlachten, töten
  7. 7
    auswählen, aussuchen, wählen
  8. 8
    amputieren, abnehmen
  9. 9
    reichen
  10. 10
    aufnehmen können, fassen
  11. 11
    überwältigen, übermannen
  12. 12
    aufkaufen, ankaufen
  13. 13
    anstoßen, aufschlagen, sich stoßen
  14. 14
    auf Grund laufen, auflaufen, stranden
  15. 15
    hart treffen, betreffen, verletzen, wehtun, schaden
  16. 16
    wirken, bewirken, angreifen
  17. 17
    dauern, brauchen
  18. 18
    aufnehmen, verstehen, interpretieren
  19. 19
    (mit dem Infinitiv) anfangen, beginnen
  20. 20
    stehen
  21. 21
    flattern, schlagen, killen
  22. 22
    beim Angeln anbeißen
  23. 23
    saugen (wollen)
  24. 24
    dahinraffen
  25. 25
    etwas entnehmen (Blutprobe, Stichprobe …)
  26. 26
    etwas verlangen, etwas benötigen
  27. 27
    ergreifen, schmerzen

This word in other languages

take(English)

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 "taka"?
"taka" is spelled T-A-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [tɛaka].
What does "taka" mean?
As a verb, "taka" means: an sich nehmen, entgegennehmen, ergreifen
How do you pronounce "taka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taka" is [tɛaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "taka" come from?
"taka" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tarn#60,134stig#60,108tête#60,167soil#60,081

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list