Which to use
“checks” is a noun and “checkt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,692
- “checks” frequency rank
- #21,928
- “checkt” frequency rank
- 57620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checks | checkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs check | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs checken |
Letter map: checks vs checkt
Shared letters muted; letters that set checks and checkt apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for checks / checkt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: checks is anoun and checktaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - s in “checks” becomes t in “checkt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
checks is recorded at frequency rank #35,692, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. checkt is at rank #21,928, tagged as averb, pronounced [t͡ʃɛkt].
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 57620, this pair ranks #894,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of checks vs checkt
Shared letters: cehk. Private to "checks": s. Private to "checkt": t.
"checks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "checkt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "checks" and "checkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "checks" or "checkt"?
Useful next steps
Pair "checks" vs "checkt" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "checks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "checkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #894,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checks" and "checkt" 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 #894,370 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.