# takes

> English word · Verb · IPA /teɪks/ · frequency rank #683

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of take

## Easily confused with
- **tape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-tape)
- **tale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-tale)
- **toes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-toes)
- **tate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-tate)
- **tame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-tame)
- **taps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-taps)
- **Tees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-tees)
- **tres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-tres)
- **toke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-toke)
- **Taos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-taos)
- **Tans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-tans)
- **tass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-tass)
- **times** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-times)
- **types** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-types)
- **trees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-trees)
- **taxes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-taxes)
- **talks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-talks)
- **tries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-tries)
- **tanks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-tanks)
- **tasks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-tasks)

## Common misspellings (7)
`atkes`, `taeks`, `takess`, `takkes`, `takse`, `tkaes`, `ttakes`

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