# taker vs ticker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ticker
*noun · IPA /ˈtɪkə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #28,051*
One who makes a tick mark.

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