Which to use
“checks” and “chunks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,218
- “checks” frequency rank
- #15,364
- “chunks” frequency rank
- 19582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checks | chunks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of check | plural of chunk |
Where the eye mixes checks and chunks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: checks vs chunks
A purely visual mix-up. checks (/t͡ʃɛks/) and chunks (/t͡ʃʌŋks/) 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 19582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
checks is recorded at frequency rank #4,218, classified as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃɛks/. chunks is at rank #15,364, tagged as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃʌŋks/.
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 19582, this pair ranks #437,145 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of checks vs chunks
Shared letters: chks. Private to "checks": e. Private to "chunks": nu.
"checks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "chunks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "checks" and "chunks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "checks" vs "chunks" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "checks" and "chunks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "checks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chunks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,145 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checks" and "chunks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chums vs chunks". 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 #437,145 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.