# taken

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈteɪ.kn̩/ · frequency rank #474

## Definitions
1. Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
2. In a serious romantic relationship.

## Etymology
From Middle English taken, takenn, from Old English tacen, *ġetacen, from Old Norse tekinn, from Proto-Germanic *tēkanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to take; grasp; touch”). Cognate with Scots takin, tane, Danish tagen, Swedish tagen, Icelandic tekin.
Morphologically take + -n.

## Easily confused with
- **ten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-ten)
- **tan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-tan)
- **then** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-then)
- **tape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-tape)
- **teen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-teen)
- **tale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-tale)
- **tate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-tate)
- **tame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-tame)
- **Tien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-tien)
- **toke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-toke)
- **tarn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-tarn)
- **takes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-takes)
- **taxes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-taxes)
- **tales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-tales)
- **token** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-token)
- **taper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-taper)
- **taker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-taker)
- **takin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-takin)
- **taser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-taser)
- **talon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taken-vs-talon)

## Common misspellings (7)
`atken`, `taekn`, `takenn`, `takken`, `takne`, `tkaen`, `ttaken`

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