takeover

noun

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"takeover" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“takeover” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,477
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.

Corpus desk

Index EN-takeover · takeover · English

takeover · rank #11,477 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,477
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH taco

Nearest frequency peer: taco (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “takeover”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “takeover” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for takeover
PropertyValue
Headwordtakeover
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,477
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “takeover”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).takeoverlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “taco” (#11,476), “Taliban” (#11,478), “strengthened” (#11,475). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “takeover” is #11,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around takeover, anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,477 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for takeover, with forms such as "atkeover", "taekover", and "takeoevr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from take over. The correct English form is takeover, spelled T-A-K-E-O-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.
  2. 2
    The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.
  3. 3
    A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how takeover appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry.
  2. Revollo was absent when Bolivian police and the navy captain arrived at dawn, and the base takeover came off without problems, according to a U.S. narcotics official.

Etymology

Deverbal from take over.

This word in other languages

acquisition(Français)Übernahme(Deutsch)aquisição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atkeover
  • taekover
  • takeoevr
  • takeoverr
  • takeovre
  • takeovver
  • takevoer
  • takkeover
  • takoever
  • tkaeover
  • ttakeover

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of takeover - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atkeover2taekover2takeoevr2takeoverr1takeovre2takeovver1takevoer2takkeover1
Edit distance from "takeover"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "takeover"?
"takeover" is spelled T-A-K-E-O-V-E-R.
What does "takeover" mean?
As a noun, "takeover" means: The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.
What are common misspellings of "takeover"?
Common misspellings include "atkeover", "taekover", "takeoevr", "takeoverr", "takeovre". The correct spelling is "takeover".
What is the origin of the word "takeover"?
Deverbal from take over. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "takeover", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list