take part
"take-part" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“take part” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To participate or join.
Corpus desk
Index EN-take-part · take part · English
take part · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 part |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “take part” in English
Rare enough to double-check
take part is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
take part doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English taken part, a calque of Latin participō. Compare partake, German teilnehmen, Finnish ottaa osaa. The correct English form is take part, spelled T-A-K-E- -P-A-R-T.
Definition
- 1To participate or join.
- 2To share or partake.
- 3To support or ally oneself (with).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how take part appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He declined to take part in the meeting because he did not feel he had anything to add.
I listened to a discussion in which she took part.
Etymology
From Middle English taken part, a calque of Latin participō. Compare partake, German teilnehmen, Finnish ottaa osaa.
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.