# takes vs Taos

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### takes
*verb · IPA /teɪks/ · frequency rank #683*
third-person singular simple present indicative of take

### Taos
*adjective · IPA /taʊs/ · frequency rank #41,409*
Of or pertaining to the Taos people or language.

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