# take vs tau

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tau
*noun · IPA /taw/ · frequency rank #32,397*
nome da décima nona letra do alfabeto grego (Τ/τ)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/take-vs-tau