# took vs trot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### trot
*noun · IPA /tɹɑt/ · frequency rank #22,254*
A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.

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