cheque en blanco

[ˈt͡ʃeke ẽn ˈblãŋko]

/[ˈt͡ʃeke ẽn ˈblãŋko]/ phrase

The verdict

“cheque en blanco” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cheque que sólo tiene la firma del librador sin definir el monto a cobrar. Es considerado uno de los métodos más inseguros de pago, debido a que el monto a cobrar lo define el portador, posiblement...

Key facts for cheque en blanco
PropertyValue
Headwordcheque en blanco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈt͡ʃeke ẽn ˈblãŋko]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cheque en blanco” sits in Spanish frequency

cheque en blanco falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cheque en blanco is 16 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃeke ẽn ˈblãŋko]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cheque que sólo tiene la firma del librador sin definir el monto a cobrar. Es considerado uno de los métodos más inseguros de pago, debido a que el monto a cobrar lo define el portador, posiblement...".

cheque en blanco has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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. The correct Spanish form is cheque en blanco, spelled C-H-E-Q-U-E- -E-N- -B-L-A-N-C-O.

Definition

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    Cheque que sólo tiene la firma del librador sin definir el monto a cobrar. Es considerado uno de los métodos más inseguros de pago, debido a que el monto a cobrar lo define el portador, posiblemente sin consentimiento de quien lo emitió.

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 "cheque en blanco"?
"cheque en blanco" is spelled C-H-E-Q-U-E- -E-N- -B-L-A-N-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃeke ẽn ˈblãŋko].
What does "cheque en blanco" mean?
As a phrase, "cheque en blanco" means: Cheque que sólo tiene la firma del librador sin definir el monto a cobrar. Es considerado uno de los métodos más inseguros de pago, debido a que el monto a cobrar lo define el portador, posiblement...
How do you pronounce "cheque en blanco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cheque en blanco" is [ˈt͡ʃeke ẽn ˈblãŋko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cheque en blanco" come from?
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Using “cheque en blanco”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-E-Q-U-E- -E-N- -B-L-A-N-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡ʃeke ẽn ˈblãŋko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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