tak

particle

The verdict

“tak” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #42,692) as a particle. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#42,692
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sim

Corpus desk

Index PT-tak · tak · Portuguese

tak · rank #42,692 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,692
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH sossegar

Nearest frequency peer: sossegar (-9 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “tak”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “tak” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tak vs te
33% similar
tak vs to
33% similar
tak vs tu
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tak
PropertyValue
Headwordtak
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechParticle
Letters3
Frequency rank#42,692
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “tak”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).takcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “sossegar” (#42,683), “solista” (#42,682), “Sofa” (#42,680). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tak” fica em #42,692. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for tak is neighbouring look-alikes ("te", "to", …), not just typos; it is aparticle. Frequency #42,692 among 917 “T” headwords. Gloss: "sim".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tak in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "te", "to", "tu", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tak, spelled T-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    sim

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tak appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Czy ona jest Brazylijką? Tak, ona jest Brazylijką.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tak"?
"tak" is spelled T-A-K.
What does "tak" mean?
As a particle, "tak" means: sim
What words are commonly confused with "tak"?
"tak" is commonly confused with "te", "to", "tu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tak" come from?
"tak" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tak", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list