# taker vs tanner

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### taker
*noun · IPA /ˈteɪkɚ/ · frequency rank #21,677*
One who takes something.

### tanner
*noun · IPA /ˈtænɚ/ · frequency rank #13,823*
A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.

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