# Takeda vs taken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Takeda
*name · IPA /təˈkeɪdə/ · frequency rank #40,919*
A surname from Japanese.

### taken
*adjective · IPA /ˈteɪ.kn̩/ · frequency rank #474*
Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takeda-vs-taken