Which to use
“taking” is an adjective and “tasking” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #406
- “taking” frequency rank
- #39,129
- “tasking” frequency rank
- 39535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taking | tasking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alluring; attractive. | A task; an assigned item of work. |
Letter map: taking vs tasking
Shared letters muted; letters that set taking and tasking apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - taking and tasking
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: taking is anadjective and taskinganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taking is recorded at frequency rank #406, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈteɪkɪŋ/. tasking is at rank #39,129, 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 39535, this pair ranks #275,787 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taking vs tasking
Shared letters: agiknt. Private to "taking": -. Private to "tasking": s.
"taking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "tasking" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taking" and "tasking" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "taking" vs "tasking" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "taking" and "tasking".
- Full dictionary entry for "taking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tasking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,787 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taking" and "tasking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tasking vs toasting". 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 #275,787 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.