take

\tɛk\

/\tɛk\/ noun

The verdict

“take” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,079. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,079
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prise de position publique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-take · take · French

take · rank #13,079 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,079
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tais

Nearest frequency peer: tais (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “take”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “take” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

take vs te
50% similar
take vs TK
0% similar
take vs tué
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for take
PropertyValue
Headwordtake
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɛk\
Letters4
Frequency rank#13,079
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “take” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).takese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tais » (#13,078), « touch » (#13,080), « sémantique » (#13,077). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around take (IPA \tɛk\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,079 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prise de position publique.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for take, with forms such as "atke", "taek", and "takke". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "te", "TK", "tué", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is take, spelled T-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prise de position publique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ma take c’est que je trouve ça triste qu’on puisse avoir un rapport de consommation à ces milieux, même si je peux le comprendre.
  2. Je veux pas rentrer dans la discussion de « animation VS effets visuels » je m’y connais pas assez ; ma take c’est que mes yeux disent que c’était ouf.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atke
  • taek
  • takke
  • tkae
  • ttake

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of take - 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.

atke2taek2takke1tkae2ttake1
Edit distance from "take"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "take"?
"take" is spelled T-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛk\.
What does "take" mean?
As a noun, "take" means: Prise de position publique.
What words are commonly confused with "take"?
"take" is commonly confused with "te", "TK", "tué". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "take"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "take" is \tɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "take" come from?
"take" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

What to do next

You've looked up "take". Here's where to go from here.

  • "take" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "te". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #13,079 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list