Which to use
“taken” is an adjective and “taser” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,041
- “taken” frequency rank
- #29,564
- “taser” frequency rank
- 69605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taken | taser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison faible de tak. | Arme individuelle permettant de paralyser une personne par l’envoi d’une impulsion électrique. |
Where the eye mixes taken and taser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. taken and taser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between taken and taser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: taken is \ˈtakn̩\ while taser is \ta.zɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taken is recorded at frequency rank #40,041, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈtakn̩\. taser is at rank #29,564, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ta.zɛʁ\.
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 69605, this pair ranks #54,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of taken vs taser
Shared letters: aet. Private to "taken": kn. Private to "taser": rs.
"taken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "taser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "taken" and "taser" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "taken" or "taser" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "taken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taken" and "taser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tak vs taken". 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 #54,515 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.