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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tasked" and "tasker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tasked" vs "tasker" - which ranks higher?
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.