crosscheck

verb

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"crosscheck" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“crosscheck” is uncommon English (frequency #94,725 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,725
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.

Key facts for crosscheck
PropertyValue
Headwordcrosscheck
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Frequency rank#94,725
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crosscheck” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). crosscheck lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crosscheck is uncommon English at frequency #94,725 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for crosscheck in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is crosscheck, spelled C-R-O-S-S-C-H-E-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    To verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
  2. 2
    To commit the infraction of checking an opponent by using the shaft of one's stick with both hands.
  3. 3
    To hit another player with the shaft of a lacrosse stick.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crosscheck"?
"crosscheck" is spelled C-R-O-S-S-C-H-E-C-K.
What does "crosscheck" mean?
As a verb, "crosscheck" means: To verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
What language does "crosscheck" come from?
"crosscheck" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “crosscheck”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-R-O-S-S-C-H-E-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list