Which to use
“tasker” and “tastes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,693
- “tasker” frequency rank
- #6,302
- “tastes” frequency rank
- 51995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tasker | tastes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One who imposes a task. | plural of taste |
Letter map: tasker vs tastes
Shared letters muted; letters that set tasker and tastes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on tasker vs tastes
tasker and tastes are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tasker is recorded at frequency rank #45,693, classified as anoun. tastes is at rank #6,302, tagged as anoun, pronounced /teɪsts/.
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 51995, this pair ranks #160,724 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tasker vs tastes
Shared letters: aest. Private to "tasker": kr. Private to "tastes": -.
"tasker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tastes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "tasker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tastes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,724 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tasker" and "tastes" 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 #160,724 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.