chequer
/ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/noun, verb
chequer is spelled C-H-E-Q-U-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chequer means “The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chequer is chequers.
How many letters and syllables are in chequer?
| Letters | 7: C-H-E-Q-U-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chequer?
Chequer appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 chequer?
- /ˈt͡ʃɛkə/
- US /ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-chequer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chequer?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chequer from its last stressed vowel (/ɛkəɹ/):
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 chequer
- chequers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chequering participle, present
- chequered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chequer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
- 2
UKAlternative spelling of checker.
verb
- 1
UKAlternative spelling of checker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chequer come from?
See checker. (fruit): Apparently in allusion to the chequered or spotted appearance of the fruit. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “the surmises that chequer may be a corruption of choker, and that ‘choker’ may once have been the name, are gratuitous.”
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).