Which to use
“tacos” and “takes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,146
- “tacos” frequency rank
- #47,639
- “takes” frequency rank
- 72785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tacos | takes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Galette repliée sur elle-même en forme rectangulaire et grillée, contenant toujours une garniture qui est le plus souvent à base de viande, de frites et de sauce. | Pluriel de take. |
Where the eye mixes tacos and takes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tacos and takes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses tacos with takes
A purely visual mix-up. tacos (\ta.kos\) and takes (\tɛk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tacos is recorded at frequency rank #25,146, classified as anoun, pronounced \ta.kos\. takes is at rank #47,639, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛk\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 72785, this pair ranks #42,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tacos vs takes
Shared letters: ast. Private to "tacos": co. Private to "takes": ek.
"tacos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "takes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tacos" for "takes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tacos" or "takes"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tacos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "takes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tacos" and "takes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "takes vs Takeshi". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #42,782 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.