Which to use
“taken” and “taxée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,041
- “taken” frequency rank
- #44,216
- “taxée” frequency rank
- 84257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taken | taxée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison faible de tak. | Féminin singulier de taxé. |
Where the eye mixes taken and taxée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. taken (CVCVC) and taxée (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses taken with taxée
A purely visual mix-up. taken (\ˈtakn̩\) and taxée (\tak.se\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84257, 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\. taxée is at rank #44,216, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tak.se\.
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 84257, this pair ranks #13,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of taken vs taxée
Shared letters: aet. Private to "taken": kn. Private to "taxée": xé.
"taken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "taxée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- taken ← atken · taekn · takenn · takken · takne · tkaen · ttaken
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "taken" and "taxée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "taken" or "taxée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "taken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taxée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taken" and "taxée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taxée vs taxées". 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 #13,305 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.