# checked vs choked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### checked
*adjective · IPA /t͡ʃɛkt/ · frequency rank #2,779*
Marked with a check mark.

### choked
*verb · IPA /tʃəʊkt/ · frequency rank #14,293*
simple past and past participle of choke

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/checked-vs-choked