checked

/t͡ʃɛkt/

//t͡ʃɛkt// adj

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"checked" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“checked” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,779. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,779
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marked with a check mark.

Corpus desk

Index EN-checked · checked · English

checked · rank #2,779 · 11 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,779
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH championship

Nearest frequency peer: championship (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “checked”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “checked” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

checked vs checks
71% similar
checked vs choked
71% similar
checked vs chewed
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for checked
PropertyValue
Headwordchecked
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/t͡ʃɛkt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,779
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “checked”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).checkedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “championship” (#2,778), “client” (#2,780), “calm” (#2,777). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “checked” is #2,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around checked (IPA /t͡ʃɛkt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,779 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for checked, with forms such as "cchecked", "cehcked", and "chceked". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "checks", "choked", "chewed", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is checked, spelled C-H-E-C-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marked with a check mark.
  2. 2
    Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
  3. 3
    Of syllables, having a coda.
  4. 4
    Of consonants, glottalized.
  5. 5
    Verified or validated in some way.
  6. 6
    Delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.) during check-in to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey).
  7. 7
    Of a letter square in a crossword grid, part of both an across word and a down word.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how checked appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a checked tie
  2. At that moment a long, scraggy individual in a checked suit poked his head into the bar, looked around portentously, whistled mysteriously to my informant, and jerked his thumb and head in the direction of the door.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchecked
  • cehcked
  • chceked
  • checcked
  • checekd
  • checkde
  • checkedd
  • checkked
  • chekced
  • chhecked
  • hcecked

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of checked - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cchecked1cehcked2chceked2checcked1checekd2checkde2checkedd1checkked1
Edit distance from "checked"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "checked"?
"checked" is spelled C-H-E-C-K-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /t͡ʃɛkt/.
What does "checked" mean?
As an adjective, "checked" means: Marked with a check mark.
What words are commonly confused with "checked"?
"checked" is commonly confused with "checks", "choked", "chewed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "checked"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "checked" is /t͡ʃɛkt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "checked" come from?
"checked" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "checked", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

degrees#2,784writers#2,769updated#2,768heavily#2,793

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

agencies11 variantsabsolute11 variantsstaying11 variantsinterior11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list