Which to use
“taken” and “taxés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,041
- “taken” frequency rank
- #28,772
- “taxés” frequency rank
- 68813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taken | taxés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accusatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison faible de tak. | Masculin pluriel de taxé. |
Where the eye mixes taken and taxés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. taken and taxés 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 taken with taxés
A purely visual mix-up. taken (\ˈtakn̩\) and taxés (\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 68813, 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\. taxés is at rank #28,772, 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 68813, this pair ranks #57,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of taken vs taxés
Shared letters: at. Private to "taken": ekn. Private to "taxés": sxé.
"taken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "taxés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- taken ← atken · taekn · takenn · takken · takne · tkaen · ttaken
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "taken" and "taxés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "taken" or "taxés"?
What to do next
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 "taxés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taken" and "taxés" 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 #57,584 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.