# took vs toot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### took
*verb · IPA /tʊk/ · frequency rank #292*
simple past of take

### toot
*noun · IPA /ˈtuːt/ · frequency rank #28,058*
The noise of a horn or whistle.

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