# tch vs tek

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tch
*intj · frequency rank #45,118*
a representation of the dental click used to show disapproval or disgust; tut, tsk

### tek
*verb · IPA /tɛk/ · frequency rank #35,109*
Pronunciation spelling of take, representing dialectal English.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tch-vs-tek