Which to use
“checke” is a verb and “cheese” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,866
- “checke” frequency rank
- #34,034
- “cheese” frequency rank
- 73900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checke | cheese |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs checken | Milchprodukt: Käse |
Where the eye mixes checke and cheese
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. checke (CCVCCV) and cheese (CCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between checke and cheese
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: checke is [ˈt͡ʃɛkə] while cheese is [tʃiːz]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73900, 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]. cheese is at rank #34,034, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tʃiːz].
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 73900, this pair ranks #347,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of checke vs cheese
Shared letters: ceh. Private to "checke": k. Private to "cheese": s.
"checke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "cheese" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "checke" and "cheese" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "checke" or "cheese" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "checke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cheese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checke" and "cheese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "checke vs checks". 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 #347,922 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.