Which to use
“task” and “taste” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,271
- “task” frequency rank
- #1,924
- “taste” frequency rank
- 4195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | task | taste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A piece of work done as part of one’s duties. | One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation. |
Where the eye mixes task and taste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. task (/tɑːsk/) and taste (/teɪst/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
task is recorded at frequency rank #2,271, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɑːsk/. taste is at rank #1,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced /teɪst/.
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 4195, this pair ranks #519,697 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of task vs taste
Shared letters: ast. Private to "task": k. Private to "taste": e.
"task" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "taste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV