Which to use
“cheque” is a noun and “chequea” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,774
- “cheque” frequency rank
- #36,975
- “chequea” frequency rank
- 46749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheque | chequea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Documento mercantil en el que se da un derecho a cobro de una cantidad bien a una persona o entidad determinada, bien al portador. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de chequear. |
Where the eye mixes cheque and chequea
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cheque with chequea
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cheque is [ˈt͡ʃeke] while chequea is [t͡ʃeˈkea]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cheque” sits inside “chequea”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheque is recorded at frequency rank #9,774, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃeke]. chequea is at rank #36,975, tagged as averb, pronounced [t͡ʃeˈkea].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46749, this pair ranks #123,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cheque vs chequea
Shared letters: cehqu. Private to "cheque": -. Private to "chequea": a.
"cheque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "chequea" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cheque" for "chequea" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cheque" vs "chequea" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cheque" and "chequea" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cheque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chequea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheque" and "chequea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chequea vs chequeos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #123,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.