task

[tɑːsk]

/[tɑːsk]/ noun

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The verdict

“task” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,534
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu erledigende Arbeit; zugewiesener Auftrag; Problem, das man durch Anstrengung oder Nachdenken zu lösen versucht; Teil einer Übung oder Prüfungsarbeit: Aufgabe

Corpus desk

Index DE-task · task · German

task · rank #24,534 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,534
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Taschentuch

Nearest frequency peer: Taschentuch (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „task“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „task“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

task vs Ts
25% similar
task vs TK
0% similar
task vs Tat
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for task
PropertyValue
Headwordtask
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɑːsk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#24,534
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „task“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).taskliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Taschentuch“ (#24,533), „teilnimmt“ (#24,535), „Tarnung“ (#24,532). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „task“ bei #24,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around task (IPA [tɑːsk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,534 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zu erledigende Arbeit; zugewiesener Auftrag; Problem, das man durch Anstrengung oder Nachdenken zu lösen versucht; Teil einer Übung oder Prüfungsarbeit: Aufgabe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for task, with forms such as "atsk", "taks", and "taskk". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ts", "TK", "Tat", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is task, spelled T-A-S-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu erledigende Arbeit; zugewiesener Auftrag; Problem, das man durch Anstrengung oder Nachdenken zu lösen versucht; Teil einer Übung oder Prüfungsarbeit: Aufgabe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. This is a simple task.
  2. The reporter was given the task of interviewing the new world chess champion.

Synonyms

assignmentdutychorejobpensum

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atsk
  • taks
  • taskk
  • tassk
  • tsak
  • ttask

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of task - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atsk2taks2taskk1tassk1tsak2ttask1
Edit distance from "task"

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 "task"?
"task" is spelled T-A-S-K. The IPA pronunciation is [tɑːsk].
What does "task" mean?
As a noun, "task" means: zu erledigende Arbeit; zugewiesener Auftrag; Problem, das man durch Anstrengung oder Nachdenken zu lösen versucht; Teil einer Übung oder Prüfungsarbeit: Aufgabe
What words are commonly confused with "task"?
"task" is commonly confused with "Ts", "TK", "Tat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "task"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "task" is [tɑːsk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "task" come from?
"task" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list