checo

[ˈt͡ʃeko]

/[ˈt͡ʃeko]/ adj

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The verdict

“checo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,056. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,056
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que es originaria de la República Checa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-checo · checo · Spanish

checo · rank #19,056 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,056
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cepa

Nearest frequency peer: cepa (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “checo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “checo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

checo vs cho
60% similar
checo vs creo
60% similar
checo vs coco
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for checo
PropertyValue
Headwordcheco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡ʃeko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,056
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “checo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.checocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cepa” (#19,055), “ciu” (#19,057), “ciudadela” (#19,058). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “checo” va en #19,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around checo (IPA [ˈt͡ʃeko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,056 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for checo, with forms such as "ccheco", "cehco", and "chceo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cho", "creo", "coco", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is checo, spelled C-H-E-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que es originaria de la República Checa.
  2. 2
    Se dice de algo que es originario o se encuentra relacionado con la República Checa.

This word in other languages

Czech(English)tchèque(Français)Tschechisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccheco
  • cehco
  • chceo
  • checco
  • cheoc
  • chheco
  • hceco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of checo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccheco1cehco2chceo2checco1cheoc2chheco1hceco2
Edit distance from "checo"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "checo"?
"checo" is spelled C-H-E-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃeko].
What does "checo" mean?
As an adjective, "checo" means: Persona que es originaria de la República Checa.
What words are commonly confused with "checo"?
"checo" is commonly confused with "cho", "creo", "coco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "checo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "checo" is [ˈt͡ʃeko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "checo" come from?
"checo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "checo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cloud#19,060cogen#19,062bambú#19,040astro#19,035

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Argel7 variantsAntón7 variantsusaría7 variantstouch7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list