Which to use
“takes” is a verb and “talkies” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #683
- “takes” frequency rank
- #49,664
- “talkies” frequency rank
- 50347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | takes | talkies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of take | plural of talkie |
Letter map: takes vs talkies
Shared letters muted; letters that set takes and talkies apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. takes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against talkies's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - takes and talkies
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: takes is averb and talkiesanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
takes is recorded at frequency rank #683, classified as averb, pronounced /teɪks/. talkies is at rank #49,664, 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 50347, this pair ranks #175,152 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of takes vs talkies
Shared letters: aekst. Private to "takes": -. Private to "talkies": il.
"takes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "talkies" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "takes" for "talkies" ever safe?
Which is more common, "takes" or "talkies"?
What to do next
Pair "takes" vs "talkies" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "takes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "talkies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,152 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "takes" and "talkies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talkies vs tallies". 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 #175,152 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.