checar

/[t͡ʃeˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,571

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

checar is aSpanishverb. It means: Variante de chequear. Pronounced [t͡ʃeˈkaɾ]. Often confused with cher and crear.

Key facts for checar
PropertyValue
Headwordchecar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡ʃeˈkaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,571
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of checar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for checar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃeˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,571 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for checar, with forms such as "cchecar", "cehcar", and "chcear". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cher", "crear", "chica", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is checar, spelled C-H-E-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de chequear.
  2. 2
    Estar bien.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cchecar,cehcar,chcear,cheacr,checarr,checcar,checra,chhecar,hcecar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for checar

Misspelling Variants of "checar"

cchecar7cehcar6chcear6cheacr6checarr7checcar7checra6chhecar7
Misspelling Variants of "checar"

Frequency rank: #38,571 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "checar"?
"checar" is spelled C-H-E-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃeˈkaɾ].
What does "checar" mean?
As a verb, "checar" means: Variante de chequear.
What words are commonly confused with "checar"?
"checar" is commonly confused with "cher", "crear", "chica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "checar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "checar" is [t͡ʃeˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "checar" come from?
"checar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.