checkup
/ˈt͡ʃɛkʌp/noun
checkup is spelled C-H-E-C-K-U-P: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “check-up vs checkup” about 10 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, checkup means “A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of checkup is checkups.
How many letters and syllables are in checkup?
| Letters | 7: C-H-E-C-K-U-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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); 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).
How common is checkup?
Checkup appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 checkup?
- /ˈt͡ʃɛkʌp/
Checkup 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)-NaomiAmethyst-checkup.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with checkup
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: check-up (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of checkup
- checkups plural
- check-up
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does checkup mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.
The appointment was just for a checkup.
- 2
A routine inspection.
I took my car in for an annual checkup.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Checkup in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | check-up, bilan de santé |
| German | Kontrolle, ärztliche Untersuchung, Check-up , Durchsicht, Kontrolluntersuchung |
| Portuguese | check-up, checkup, checape |
| Spanish | chequeo, control |
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 checkup come from?
Deverbal from check up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).