check mark
noun
check mark is spelled C-H-E-C-K-M-A-R-K: 9 letters. People search “check mark vs checkmark” about 10 times a month (Bing, United States). As a noun, check mark means “A mark (✓) made to indicate confirmation of verification, completeness, correctness, choice, agreement, or acknowledgement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of check mark is check marks.
How many letters and syllables are in check mark?
| Letters | 9: C-H-E-C-K-M-A-R-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
Words people confuse with check mark
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: checkmark (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of check mark
- check marks plural
- checkmark
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does check mark mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSA mark (✓) made to indicate confirmation of verification, completeness, correctness, choice, agreement, or acknowledgement.
Put a check mark in the box corresponding to the correct answer.
- 2
In long jump, javelin and similar events, little mark alongside the runway which helps the athlete to set their steps just right for their performance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Check mark in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mark indicating confirmation:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.