pass in one's checks

verb

"pass-in-one-s-checks" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pass in one's checks” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To die.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pass-in-one-s-checks · pass in one's checks · English

pass in one's checks · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for pass in one's checks
PropertyValue
Headwordpass in one's checks
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “pass in one's checks” in English

pass in one's checksfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pass in one's checks is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To die.".

pass in one's checks doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: See check (“a gaming token”). The correct English form is pass in one's checks, spelled P-A-S-S- -I-N- -O-N-E-'-S- -C-H-E-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    To die.

Etymology

See check (“a gaming token”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pass in one's checks"?
"pass in one's checks" is spelled P-A-S-S- -I-N- -O-N-E-'-S- -C-H-E-C-K-S.
What does "pass in one's checks" mean?
As a verb, "pass in one's checks" means: To die.
What is the origin of the word "pass in one's checks"?
See check (“a gaming token”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list