check-up

\tʃɛ.k‿œp\

/\tʃɛ.k‿œp\/ noun

The verdict

“check-up” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bilan de santé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-check-up · check-up · French

check-up · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for check-up
PropertyValue
Headwordcheck-up
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʃɛ.k‿œp\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « check-up » en français

check-upsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

check-up is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʃɛ.k‿œp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for check-up in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is check-up, spelled C-H-E-C-K---U-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bilan de santé.
  2. 2
    Vérification.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je l’appelai donc, lui racontant que Génolab offrait un check-up de routine à tous ses employés ayant passé les quarante ans.
  2. A la clinique, plusieurs choix s’offrent à vous : vous pouvez demander une simple visite de routine (un check-up), à faire castrer / stériliser ou même décastrer / déstériliser votre animal (oui, tout est possible dans Les Sims !), ou à le faire soigner s’il est visiblement malade.

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 "check-up"?
"check-up" is spelled C-H-E-C-K---U-P. The IPA pronunciation is \tʃɛ.k‿œp\.
What does "check-up" mean?
As a noun, "check-up" means: Bilan de santé.
How do you pronounce "check-up"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "check-up" is \tʃɛ.k‿œp\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "check-up" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list