Which to use
“checke” is a verb and “checks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,866
- “checke” frequency rank
- #35,692
- “checks” frequency rank
- 75558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checke | checks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs checken | Plural des Substantivs check |
Letter map: checke vs checks
Shared letters muted; letters that set checke and checks apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - checke and checks
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: checke is averb and checksanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “checke” becomes s in “checks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
checke is recorded at frequency rank #39,866, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃɛkə]. checks is at rank #35,692, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 75558, this pair ranks #305,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of checke vs checks
Shared letters: cehk. Private to "checke": -. Private to "checks": s.
"checke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "checks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "checke" and "checks" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "checke" or "checks" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "checke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "checks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checke" and "checks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "checks vs puzzles". 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 #305,059 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.