Which to use
“tak” is a particle and “that” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,692
- “tak” frequency rank
- #3,648
- “that” frequency rank
- 46340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tak | that |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sim | que |
Letter map: tak vs that
Shared letters muted; letters that set tak and that apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - tak and that
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tak is aparticle and thataconjunction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tak is recorded at frequency rank #42,692, classified as aparticle. that is at rank #3,648, tagged as aconj, pronounced /ðæt/.
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 46340, this pair ranks #18,985 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tak vs that
Shared letters: at. Private to "tak": k. Private to "that": h.
"tak" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "that" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- that ← htat · taht · thatt · thhat · thta · tthat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tak" for "that" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tak" vs "that" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tak" and "that".
- Full dictionary entry for "tak" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "that" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,985 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tak" and "that" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tak vs til". 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 #18,985 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.