# task vs tau

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### task
*noun · IPA /tɑːsk/ · frequency rank #2,271*
A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.

### tau
*noun · IPA /taʊ/ · frequency rank #19,983*
The letter Τ /τ in the Greek alphabet; being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, and the twenty-first letter of the Old and Ancient Greek alphabets.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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