Which to use
“takes” and “taxis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,639
- “takes” frequency rank
- #8,786
- “taxis” frequency rank
- 56425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | takes | taxis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de take. | Pression exercée avec la main pour réduire une tumeur herniaire. |
Where the eye mixes takes and taxis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. takes and taxis 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 takes with taxis
A purely visual mix-up. takes (\tɛk\) and taxis (\tak.sis\) 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 56425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
takes is recorded at frequency rank #47,639, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛk\. taxis is at rank #8,786, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tak.sis\.
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 56425, this pair ranks #121,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of takes vs taxis
Shared letters: ast. Private to "takes": ek. Private to "taxis": ix.
"takes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "taxis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "takes" and "taxis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "takes" or "taxis"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "takes" and "taxis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "takes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taxis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "takes" and "taxis" 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 #121,171 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.