# take vs task

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### take
*verb · IPA /teɪk/ · frequency rank #7,341*
tomar (pegar, passar a estar sob posse)

### task
*noun · IPA /tɑːsk/ (britânica) · frequency rank #34,487*
tarefa

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/take-vs-task