Which to use
“tasked” and “thanked” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,435
- “tasked” frequency rank
- #12,341
- “thanked” frequency rank
- 26776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tasked | thanked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of task | simple past and past participle of thank |
Where the eye mixes tasked and thanked
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tasked vs thanked
A purely visual mix-up. tasked (/tæskt/) and thanked (/θæŋkt/) 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 26776, 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/. thanked is at rank #12,341, tagged as averb, pronounced /θæŋkt/.
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 26776, this pair ranks #384,168 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tasked vs thanked
Shared letters: adekt. Private to "tasked": s. Private to "thanked": hn.
"tasked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "thanked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tasked" for "thanked" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tasked" vs "thanked" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tasked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thanked" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #384,168 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tasked" and "thanked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tasked vs tasker". 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 #384,168 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.