# task vs tax

> 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.

### tax
*noun · IPA /tæks/ · frequency rank #758*
Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).

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