# takes vs tasked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tasked
*verb · IPA /tæskt/ · frequency rank #14,435*
simple past and past participle of task

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