Which to use
“cheque” and “cinque” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,124
- “cheque” frequency rank
- #49,253
- “cinque” frequency rank
- 64377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheque | cinque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity. | A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips. |
Where the eye mixes cheque and cinque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cheque vs cinque
A purely visual mix-up. cheque (/t͡ʃɛk/) and cinque (/sɪŋk/) 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 64377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheque is recorded at frequency rank #15,124, classified as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃɛk/. cinque is at rank #49,253, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɪŋk/.
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 64377, this pair ranks #78,057 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cheque vs cinque
Shared letters: cequ. Private to "cheque": h. Private to "cinque": in.
"cheque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "cinque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cheque" and "cinque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cheque" vs "cinque" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cheque" and "cinque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cheque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cinque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,057 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheque" and "cinque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cine vs cinque". 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 #78,057 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.