chequebook
check·book/ˈt͡ʃɛk.bʊk/noun
chequebook is spelled C-H-E-Q-U-E-B-O-O-K: 10 letters and 2 syllables (check·book). It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chequebook means “A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chequebook is chequebooks.
How many letters and syllables are in chequebook?
| Letters | 10: C-H-E-Q-U-E-B-O-O-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: check·book |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chequebook?
Chequebook appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 chequebook?
- /ˈt͡ʃɛk.bʊk/
Chequebook has 2 syllables, split check·book in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-checkbook.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-chequebook.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chequebook
- chequebooks plural
- cheque book
- checkbook US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chequebook mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chequebook in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense folder containing cheques:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | carnet de chèques, chéquier |
| German | Scheckbuch, Scheckheft |
| Portuguese | talão de cheques, livro de cheques |
| Spanish | chequera |
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 chequebook come from?
From cheque + book.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).