Which to use
“taken” is an adjective and “tasker” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #474
- “taken” frequency rank
- #45,693
- “tasker” frequency rank
- 46167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taken | tasker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Infatuated; fond of or attracted to. | One who imposes a task. |
Letter map: taken vs tasker
Shared letters muted; letters that set taken and tasker apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: taken vs tasker
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: taken is anadjective and taskeranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taken is recorded at frequency rank #474, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈteɪ.kn̩/. tasker is at rank #45,693, tagged as anoun.
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 46167, this pair ranks #214,303 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taken vs tasker
Shared letters: aekt. Private to "taken": n. Private to "tasker": rs.
"taken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tasker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taken" and "tasker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "taken" or "tasker"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "taken" and "tasker".
- Full dictionary entry for "taken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tasker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,303 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taken" and "tasker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tasker vs tater". 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 #214,303 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.