Which to use
“cheated” and “checked” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,256
- “cheated” frequency rank
- #2,779
- “checked” frequency rank
- 11035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheated | checked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having been tricked or deceived. | Marked with a check mark. |
Where the eye mixes cheated and checked
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cheated and checked
A purely visual mix-up. cheated (/ˈt͡ʃiːtɪd/) and checked (/t͡ʃɛkt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheated is recorded at frequency rank #8,256, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈt͡ʃiːtɪd/. 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 11035, this pair ranks #489,229 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cheated vs checked
Shared letters: cdeh. Private to "cheated": at. Private to "checked": k.
"cheated" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "checked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cheated" and "checked" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cheated" or "checked"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cheated" 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 #489,229 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheated" and "checked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cheated vs cleaved". 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 #489,229 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.