taken

\ˈtakn̩\

/\ˈtakn̩\/ adj

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The verdict

“taken” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,041. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,041
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison faible de tak.

Corpus desk

Index FR-taken · taken · French

taken · rank #40,041 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,041
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH taise

Nearest frequency peer: taise (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « taken »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « taken » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

taken vs ten
60% similar
taken vs tan
60% similar
taken vs taxe
60% similar

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

Key facts for taken
PropertyValue
Headwordtaken
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈtakn̩\
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,041
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « taken »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « taise » (#40,040), « tanins » (#40,042), « séchés » (#40,039). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « taken » est au #40,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around taken (IPA \ˈtakn̩\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,041 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for taken, with forms such as "atken", "taekn", and "takenn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ten", "tan", "taxe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is taken, spelled T-A-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison faible de tak.
  2. 2
    Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison forte de tak.
  3. 3
    Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de tak.
  4. 4
    Datif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de tak.
  5. 5
    Datif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de tak.
  6. 6
    Datif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison mixte de tak.
  7. 7
    Génitif masculin singulier de la déclinaison forte de tak.
  8. 8
    Génitif neutre singulier de la déclinaison forte de tak.
  9. 9
    Génitif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de tak.
  10. 10
    Génitif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison mixte de tak.
  11. 11
    Pluriel (à tous les cas et à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de tak.
  12. 12
    Pluriel (à tous les cas et à tous les genres) de la déclinaison mixte de tak.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atken
  • taekn
  • takenn
  • takken
  • takne
  • tkaen
  • ttaken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atken2taekn2takenn1takken1takne2tkaen2ttaken1
Edit distance from "taken"

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 "taken"?
"taken" is spelled T-A-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtakn̩\.
What does "taken" mean?
As an adjective, "taken" means: Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison faible de tak.
What words are commonly confused with "taken"?
"taken" is commonly confused with "ten", "tan", "taxe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "taken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taken" is \ˈtakn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "taken" come from?
"taken" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

taise#40,040spark#40,029Sousa#40,025trams#40,057

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tesson7 variantstrias7 variantssetup7 variantsvexée7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list