# takin

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #22,242

## Definitions
1. A goat-antelope, of species Budorcas taxicolor.

## Etymology
From a Tibeto-Burman language, probably Miju or Taraon.

## Easily confused with
- **tin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-tin)
- **tan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-tan)
- **thin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-thin)
- **twin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-twin)
- **taxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-taxi)
- **tiki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-tiki)
- **Tami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-tami)
- **tarn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-tarn)
- **train** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-train)
- **token** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-token)
- **Tamil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-tamil)
- **taxis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-taxis)
- **twain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-twain)
- **Turin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-turin)
- **toxin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-toxin)
- **Tariq** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-tariq)
- **Tobin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-tobin)
- **Tania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-tania)
- **talon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-talon)
- **Talib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takin-vs-talib)

## Common misspellings (7)
`atkin`, `taikn`, `takinn`, `takkin`, `takni`, `tkain`, `ttakin`

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