Which to use
“take” and “toe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,079
- “take” frequency rank
- #47,652
- “toe” frequency rank
- 60731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | take | toe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prise de position publique. | Doigt de pied, orteil. |
Where the eye mixes take and toe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. take (\tɛk\) and toe (\təʊ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
take is recorded at frequency rank #13,079, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛk\. toe is at rank #47,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced \təʊ\.
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 60731, this pair ranks #96,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of take vs toe
Shared letters: et. Private to "take": ak. Private to "toe": o.
"take" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "toe" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- take ← atke · taek · takke · tkae · ttake