Which to use
“chalked” and “checked” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,611
- “chalked” frequency rank
- #2,779
- “checked” frequency rank
- 43390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chalked | checked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Written in or covered by chalk. | Marked with a check mark. |
Letter map: chalked vs checked
Shared letters muted; letters that set chalked and checked apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on chalked vs checked
chalked and checked are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chalked is recorded at frequency rank #40,611, classified as anadj. checked is at rank #2,779, tagged as anadj, 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 43390, this pair ranks #240,418 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chalked vs checked
Shared letters: cdehk. Private to "chalked": al. Private to "checked": -.
"chalked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "checked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chalked" and "checked" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chalked" or "checked"?
After this comparison
Pair "chalked" vs "checked" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "chalked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "checked" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,418 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chalked" and "checked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chalked vs chalky". 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 #240,418 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.