take on
\ˌteɪk ˈɒn\
The verdict
“take on” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Embaucher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-take-on · take on · French
take on · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | take on |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˌteɪk ˈɒn\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « take on » en français
Rare enough to double-check
take on is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌteɪk ˈɒn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for take on in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is take on, spelled T-A-K-E- -O-N.
Definition
- 1Embaucher.
- 2Assumer, prendre la responsabilité de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how take on appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I'll take on the project if no one else will.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.