Which to use
“cheque” and “choque” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,774
- “cheque” frequency rank
- #5,382
- “choque” frequency rank
- 15156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheque | choque |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Acción o efecto de chocar. |
Where the eye mixes cheque and choque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cheque and choque
A purely visual mix-up. cheque ([ˈt͡ʃeke]) and choque ([ˈt͡ʃoke]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “cheque” becomes o in “choque”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15156, 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]. choque is at rank #5,382, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃoke].
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 15156, this pair ranks #281,293 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cheque vs choque
Shared letters: cehqu. Private to "cheque": -. Private to "choque": o.
"cheque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "choque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cheque" for "choque" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cheque" vs "choque" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cheque" and "choque" 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 "choque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,293 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheque" and "choque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cheque 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 #281,293 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.