# tek vs TV

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### TV
*noun · IPA /ˌtiːˈviː/ · frequency rank #644*
Abbreviation of television.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tek-vs-tv