Which to use
“checke” is a verb and “chicken” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,866
- “checke” frequency rank
- #17,550
- “chicken” frequency rank
- 57416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checke | chicken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs checken | Huhn |
Where the eye mixes checke and chicken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. checke runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against chicken's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses checke with chicken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: checke is [ˈt͡ʃɛkə] while chicken is [ˈtʃɪkɪn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57416, 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]. chicken is at rank #17,550, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʃɪkɪn].
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 57416, this pair ranks #902,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of checke vs chicken
Shared letters: cehk. Private to "checke": -. Private to "chicken": in.
"checke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "chicken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "checke" for "chicken" ever safe?
Which is more common, "checke" or "chicken"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "checke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chicken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #902,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checke" and "chicken" 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 #902,239 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.