# talk vs took

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### talk
*verb · IPA /tɔːk/ · frequency rank #368*
To communicate, usually by means of speech.

### took
*verb · IPA /tʊk/ · frequency rank #292*
simple past of take

## Source
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