Checkliste

[ˈt͡ʃɛkˌlɪstə]

/[ˈt͡ʃɛkˌlɪstə]/ noun

The verdict

“Checkliste” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,348. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,348
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Kontrollliste, die alles zu Überprüfende auflistet

Key facts for Checkliste
PropertyValue
HeadwordCheckliste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃɛkˌlɪstə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#26,348
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Checkliste” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Checkliste lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Checkliste (IPA [ˈt͡ʃɛkˌlɪstə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,348 among 20,081 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Kontrollliste, die alles zu Überprüfende auflistet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Checkliste, with forms such as "ccheckliste", "cehckliste", and "chcekliste". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Checkliste, spelled C-H-E-C-K-L-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Kontrollliste, die alles zu Überprüfende auflistet

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccheckliste
  • cehckliste
  • chcekliste
  • checckliste
  • checkilste
  • checkkliste
  • checkliset
  • checklisste
  • checklistte
  • checklitse
  • checklliste
  • checklsite
  • checlkiste
  • chekcliste
  • chheckliste
  • hceckliste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Checkliste - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccheckliste1cehckliste2chcekliste2checckliste1checkilste2checkkliste1checkliset2checklisste1
Edit distance from "Checkliste"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Checkliste"?
"Checkliste" is spelled C-H-E-C-K-L-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃɛkˌlɪstə].
What does "Checkliste" mean?
As a noun, "Checkliste" means: eine Kontrollliste, die alles zu Überprüfende auflistet
What are common misspellings of "Checkliste"?
Common misspellings include "ccheckliste", "cehckliste", "chcekliste", "checckliste", "checkilste". The correct spelling is "Checkliste".
How do you pronounce "Checkliste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Checkliste" is [ˈt͡ʃɛkˌlɪstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Checkliste" come from?
"Checkliste" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Checkliste”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-E-C-K-L-I-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡ʃɛkˌlɪstə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list