Which to use
“talks” and “tasks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,467
- “talks” frequency rank
- #4,904
- “tasks” frequency rank
- 7371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talks | tasks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of talk | plural of task |
Where the eye mixes talks and tasks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: talks vs tasks
A purely visual mix-up. talks (/ˈtɔːks/) and tasks (/tɑːsks/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - l in “talks” becomes s in “tasks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talks is recorded at frequency rank #2,467, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɔːks/. tasks is at rank #4,904, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɑːsks/.
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 7371, this pair ranks #507,407 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of talks vs tasks
Shared letters: akst. Private to "talks": l. Private to "tasks": -.
"talks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "tasks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "talks" and "tasks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "talks" or "tasks"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "talks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tasks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #507,407 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talks" and "tasks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talkies vs talks". 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 #507,407 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.