checkst

[t͡ʃɛkst]

/[t͡ʃɛkst]/ verb

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The verdict

“checkst” is uncommon German (frequency #62,287 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,287
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs checken

Key facts for checkst
PropertyValue
Headwordcheckst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡ʃɛkst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,287
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “checkst” 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). checkst lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

checkst is uncommon German at frequency #62,287 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡ʃɛkst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs checken".

Zero misspellings are on record for checkst in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is checkst, spelled C-H-E-C-K-S-T.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs checken

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 "checkst"?
"checkst" is spelled C-H-E-C-K-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃɛkst].
What does "checkst" mean?
As a verb, "checkst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs checken
How do you pronounce "checkst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "checkst" is [t͡ʃɛkst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "checkst" come from?
"checkst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “checkst”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-E-C-K-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡ʃɛkst] (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

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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