Scheck
[ʃɛk]
The verdict
“Scheck” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,817. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,817
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zahlungsanweisung an ein Geldinstitut, einen bestimmten Geldbetrag an einen Dritten zu senden
Corpus desk
Index DE-scheck · Scheck · German
Scheck · rank #16,817 · 10 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,817
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH save
Nearest frequency peer: save (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Scheck“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- sauberen
sauberen
83,186 corpus weight
- save
save
83,185 corpus weight
- Scheck
Scheck
83,184 corpus weight
- Schimmel
Schimmel
83,183 corpus weight
- Schlitten
Schlitten
83,182 corpus weight
- schnappt
schnappt
83,181 corpus weight
What this shows „Scheck“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Scheck |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃɛk] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #16,817 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Scheck“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Scheck (IPA [ʃɛk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,817 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Zahlungsanweisung an ein Geldinstitut, einen bestimmten Geldbetrag an einen Dritten zu senden".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Scheck, with forms such as "csheck", "sccheck", and "scehck". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Speck", "scheu", "steck", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Scheck, spelled S-C-H-E-C-K.
Definition
- 1Zahlungsanweisung an ein Geldinstitut, einen bestimmten Geldbetrag an einen Dritten zu senden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Scheck appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um das Auto zu bezahlen, stellte er einen Scheck für den Verkäufer aus.
„Er nahm den Scheck, ohne ein weiteres Wort zu sagen, schwang seine Tasche auf den Kutschbock und verschwand sofort wieder im Inneren des Wagens.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- csheck
- sccheck
- scehck
- schcek
- schecck
- scheckk
- schekc
- schheck
- shceck
- sscheck
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Scheck - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Scheck", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).