# Takeda

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /təˈkeɪdə/ · frequency rank #40,919

## Definitions
1. A surname from Japanese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 武田 (たけだ, Takeda, literally “military field”) or 竹田 (たけだ, Takeda, literally “bamboo field”).

## Easily confused with
- **taken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takeda-vs-taken)
- **takes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takeda-vs-takes)
- **taker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takeda-vs-taker)
- **talked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takeda-vs-talked)
- **tasked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takeda-vs-tasked)
- **tanked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takeda-vs-tanked)
- **take** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/take-vs-takeda)
- **taka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-takeda)

## Common misspellings (8)
`atkeda`, `taekda`, `takdea`, `takead`, `takedda`, `takkeda`, `tkaeda`, `ttakeda`

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