Which to use
“cheques” and “choque” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,094
- “cheques” frequency rank
- #5,382
- “choque” frequency rank
- 19476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheques | choque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cheque. | Acción o efecto de chocar. |
Where the eye mixes cheques and choque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cheques and choque
A purely visual mix-up. cheques ([ˈt͡ʃekes]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheques is recorded at frequency rank #14,094, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃekes]. 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 19476, this pair ranks #263,587 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cheques vs choque
Shared letters: cehqu. Private to "cheques": s. Private to "choque": o.
"cheques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "choque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cheques" and "choque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cheques" or "choque" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cheques" and "choque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cheques" 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 #263,587 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheques" and "choque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chequeos vs cheques". 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 #263,587 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.