check out
"check-out" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“check out” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | check out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “check out” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for check out is 9 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for check out, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is check out, spelled C-H-E-C-K- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
- 2To record one's departure from a workplace, hotel, restaurant, etc.
- 3To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate; to gather information so as to make a decision.
- 4To obtain source code (or other material) from a source control repository so that one can modify it (and often later check in the modified version back).
- 5To become uninterested in an activity and cease to participate in more than a perfunctory manner; to become uncooperative.
- 6To become catatonic or otherwise nonresponsive.
- 7To leave in a hurry.
- 8To die.
- 9To prove (after an investigation) to be the case, or to be in order.
- 10To visit the oche for the last time and clear one's remaining points to win the game.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “check out”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-E-C-K- -O-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.