Which to use
“check” and “click” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,156
- “check” frequency rank
- #20,206
- “click” frequency rank
- 25362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | check | click |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs checken | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs clicken |
Where the eye mixes check and click
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: check vs click
A purely visual mix-up. check ([t͡ʃɛk]) and click ([klɪk]) 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 25362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
check is recorded at frequency rank #5,156, classified as averb, pronounced [t͡ʃɛk]. click is at rank #20,206, tagged as averb, pronounced [klɪk].
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 25362, this pair ranks #1,834,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of check vs click
Shared letters: ck. Private to "check": eh. Private to "click": il.
"check" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "click" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "check" for "click" ever safe?
Frequency check: "check" vs "click" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "check" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "click" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,834,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "check" and "click" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "click vs clock". 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 #1,834,452 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.