Which to use
“talked” is a verb and “tasker” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,410
- “talked” frequency rank
- #45,693
- “tasker” frequency rank
- 48103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talked | tasker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of talk | One who imposes a task. |
Letter map: talked vs tasker
Shared letters muted; letters that set talked and tasker apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: talked vs tasker
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: talked is averb and taskeranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talked is recorded at frequency rank #2,410, classified as averb, pronounced /tɔːkt/. tasker is at rank #45,693, 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 48103, this pair ranks #196,246 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of talked vs tasker
Shared letters: aekt. Private to "talked": dl. Private to "tasker": rs.
"talked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tasker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "talked" vs "tasker" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "talked" and "tasker". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "talked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tasker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,246 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talked" and "tasker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tasker vs tater". 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 #196,246 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.