Which to use
“take” is a verb and “tasks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #128
- “take” frequency rank
- #4,904
- “tasks” frequency rank
- 5032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | take | tasks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. | plural of task |
Where the eye mixes take and tasks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between take and tasks
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: take is /teɪk/ while tasks is /tɑːsks/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
take is recorded at frequency rank #128, classified as averb, pronounced /teɪk/. tasks is at rank #4,904, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɑːsks/.
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 5032, this pair ranks #516,819 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of take vs tasks
Shared letters: akt. Private to "take": e. Private to "tasks": s.
"take" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tasks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "take" and "tasks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "take" or "tasks"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "take" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tasks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #516,819 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "take" and "tasks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tasks vs tass". 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 #516,819 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.