Which to use
“checked” is an adjective and “chewed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,779
- “checked” frequency rank
- #21,159
- “chewed” frequency rank
- 23938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checked | chewed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marked with a check mark. | simple past and past participle of chew |
Where the eye mixes checked and chewed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: checked vs chewed
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: checked is /t͡ʃɛkt/ while chewed is /t͡ʃuːd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23938, 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/. chewed is at rank #21,159, tagged as averb, pronounced /t͡ʃuːd/.
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 23938, this pair ranks #405,695 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of checked vs chewed
Shared letters: cdeh. Private to "checked": k. Private to "chewed": w.
"checked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "chewed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "checked" and "chewed" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "checked" or "chewed" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "checked" and "chewed" 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 "chewed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,695 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checked" and "chewed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chewed vs crewed". 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 #405,695 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.