chequear

[t͡ʃekeˈaɾ]

/[t͡ʃekeˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“chequear” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,352. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,352
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Revisar o examinar una cosa para comprobar su estado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chequear · chequear · Spanish

chequear · rank #26,352 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,352
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH champaña

Nearest frequency peer: champaña (-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 “chequear”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chequear” 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).

chequear vs cheques
75% similar
chequear vs chequeo
75% similar
chequear vs chequeos
75% similar

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

Key facts for chequear
PropertyValue
Headwordchequear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡ʃekeˈaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,352
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chequear”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “champaña” (#26,351), “cavernas” (#26,350), “casona” (#26,349). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chequear” va en #26,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chequear (IPA [t͡ʃekeˈaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,352 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chequear, with forms such as "cchequear", "cehquear", and "cheqeuar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "cheques", "chequeo", "chequeos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chequear, spelled C-H-E-Q-U-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Revisar o examinar una cosa para comprobar su estado.
  2. 2
    Hacer un reconocimiento médico completo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chequear appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. el técnico ha chequeado la máquina empaquetadora
  2. chequear la salud de una mascota

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchequear
  • cehquear
  • cheqeuar
  • cheqquear
  • chequaer
  • chequearr
  • chequera
  • cheuqear
  • chhequear
  • chqeuear
  • hcequear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chequear - 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.

cchequear1cehquear2cheqeuar2cheqquear1chequaer2chequearr1chequera2cheuqear2
Edit distance from "chequear"

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 "chequear"?
"chequear" is spelled C-H-E-Q-U-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃekeˈaɾ].
What does "chequear" mean?
As a verb, "chequear" means: Revisar o examinar una cosa para comprobar su estado.
What words are commonly confused with "chequear"?
"chequear" is commonly confused with "cheques", "chequeo", "chequeos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chequear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chequear" is [t͡ʃekeˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chequear" come from?
"chequear" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list