Which to use
“taking” is an adjective and “typing” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #406
- “taking” frequency rank
- #9,120
- “typing” frequency rank
- 9526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taking | typing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alluring; attractive. | Assigning or classification by type. |
Where the eye mixes taking and typing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between taking and typing
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: taking is /ˈteɪkɪŋ/ while typing is /ˈtaɪpɪŋ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taking is recorded at frequency rank #406, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈteɪkɪŋ/. typing is at rank #9,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtaɪpɪŋ/.
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 9526, this pair ranks #496,964 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of taking vs typing
Shared letters: gint. Private to "taking": ak. Private to "typing": py.
"taking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "typing" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taking" and "typing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "taking" or "typing"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "taking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "typing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #496,964 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taking" and "typing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "typing vs typist". 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 #496,964 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.