# cheque

> English word · Noun · IPA /t͡ʃɛk/ · frequency rank #15,124

## Definitions
1. A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.

## Etymology
A variant of check, probably influenced exchequer. First attested in the 1790s.

## Easily confused with
- **clique** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheque-vs-clique)
- **cirque** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheque-vs-cirque)
- **Cherie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheque-vs-cherie)
- **cherub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheque-vs-cherub)
- **chewie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheque-vs-chewie)
- **cinque** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheque-vs-cinque)
- **cheques** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheque-vs-cheques)
- **Czech** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheque-vs-czech)
- **chee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chee-vs-cheque)
- **cheese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheese-vs-cheque)
- **check** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/check-vs-cheque)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccheque`, `cehque`, `cheqeu`, `cheqque`, `cheuqe`, `chheque`, `chqeue`, `hceque`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cheque