Which to use
“checked” is an adjective and “checker” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,779
- “checked” frequency rank
- #26,037
- “checker” frequency rank
- 28816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checked | checker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marked with a check mark. | One who or that which checks or verifies something. |
Where the eye mixes checked and checker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between checked and checker
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: checked is /t͡ʃɛkt/ while checker is /ˈtʃɛkə/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “checked” becomes r in “checker”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
checked is recorded at frequency rank #2,779, classified as anadj, pronounced /t͡ʃɛkt/. checker is at rank #26,037, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtʃɛkə/.
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 28816, this pair ranks #368,098 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of checked vs checker
Shared letters: cehk. Private to "checked": d. Private to "checker": r.
"checked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "checker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "checked" and "checker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "checked" vs "checker" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "checked" and "checker" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "checked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "checker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #368,098 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checked" and "checker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "checker vs choker". 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 #368,098 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.