taskedvstaskerConfusable pair

Quick tell: tasked is a verb, tasker is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tasked” is a verb and “tasker” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,435
“tasked” frequency rank
#45,693
“tasker” frequency rank
60128
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tasked tasker
Definition simple past and past participle of task One who imposes a task.

Letter map: tasked vs tasker

Shared letters muted; letters that set tasked and tasker apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
tasked
6 ch
tasker

Role in the sentence - tasked and tasker

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tasked is averb and taskeranoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “tasked” becomes r in “tasker”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tasked is recorded at frequency rank #14,435, classified as averb, pronounced /tæskt/. 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 60128, this pair ranks #102,022 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tasked vs tasker

Shared letters: aekst. Private to "tasked": d. Private to "tasker": r.

"tasked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "tasker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • taskedatsked · taksed · tasekd · taskde · taskedd · taskked · tassked · tsaked
  • taskeratsker · takser · tasekr · taskerr · taskker · taskre · tassker · tsaker

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tasked" and "tasker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tasked" is a verb and "tasker" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "tasked" vs "tasker" - which ranks higher?
"tasked" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,435 in our English list, against #45,693 for "tasker". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tasked" and "tasker".

  • Full dictionary entry for "tasked" 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 #102,022 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tasked" 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 #102,022 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list