# talked vs talks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### talked
*verb · IPA /tɔːkt/ · frequency rank #2,410*
simple past and past participle of talk

### talks
*noun · IPA /ˈtɔːks/ · frequency rank #2,467*
plural of talk

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