take in
/teɪk‿ˈɪn/
"take-in" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“take in” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To receive.
Corpus desk
Index EN-take-in · take in · English
take in · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | take in |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /teɪk‿ˈɪn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “take in” in English
Rare enough to double-check
take in is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /teɪk‿ˈɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for take in, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is take in, spelled T-A-K-E- -I-N.
Definition
- 1To receive.
- 2To receive and properly absorb or comprehend.
- 3To enjoy or appreciate.
- 4To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.
- 5To receive (goods) into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee.
- 6To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
- 7To attend a showing of.
- 8To deceive; to hoodwink.
- 9To tighten (a belaying rope).
- 10To subscribe to home delivery of.
- 11To reef.
- 12To arrest (a person).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how take in appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The company took in more than forty million euros last year.
The news is a lot to take in right now.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.