checker
/ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/noun, verb
checker is spelled C-H-E-C-K-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, checker means “One who or that which checks or verifies something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of checker is checkers.
How many letters and syllables are in checker?
| Letters | 7: C-H-E-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is checker?
Checker appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce checker?
- UK /ˈtʃɛkə/
- US /ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/
Checker has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-checker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with checker?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as checker from its last stressed vowel (/ɛkəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: recheck.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of checker
- checkers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chequer UK
- checkering participle, present
- checkered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does checker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who or that which checks or verifies something.
- 2
One who makes a check mark.
- 3
The clerk who tallies cost of purchases and accepts payment.
There was a long line at the grocery store because the checker was so slow.
- 4
One who hinders or stops something.
- 5
A playing piece in the game of checkers (British: draughts), or certain other table games such as backgammon.
- 6
A pattern of alternating colours as on a chessboard.
- 7
An individual square appearing in such a pattern.
- 8
The fruit of the wild service tree or chequer tree, Photinia villosa, syn. Sorbus terminalis
verb
- 1
To mark in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard.
- 2
To develop markings in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Checker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense One who checks or verifies something:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vérificateur, vérificatrice |
| German | Prüfer, Prüferin |
| Spanish | verificador, verificadora |
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.
Where does checker come from?
From check + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).