checkmark
"checkmark" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“checkmark” is uncommon English (frequency #86,133 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,133
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of check mark.
Corpus desk
Index EN-checkmark · checkmark · English
checkmark · rank #86,133 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,133
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Cheapside
Nearest frequency peer: Cheapside (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “checkmark”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Chancellors…
Chancellorsville
13,873 corpus weight
- Changchun
Changchun
13,872 corpus weight
- Cheapside
Cheapside
13,869 corpus weight
- checkmark
checkmark
13,868 corpus weight
- chemokine
chemokine
13,866 corpus weight
- Chisinau
Chisinau
13,864 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “checkmark” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | checkmark |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #86,133 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “checkmark” in English
Rare enough to double-check
checkmark is uncommon English at frequency #86,133 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of check mark.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for checkmark in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From check + mark. The correct English form is checkmark, spelled C-H-E-C-K-M-A-R-K.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of check mark.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how checkmark appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Put a checkmark in the box corresponding to the correct answer.
But when records of bad decisions find their way into the spotlight, it is seemingly impossible to keep the pitchfork-wielding blue checkmarks at bay.
Etymology
From check + mark.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).