checker

\tʃɛ.ke\

/\tʃɛ.ke\/ verb

The verdict

“checker” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,723
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vérifier, regarder, évaluer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-checker · checker · French

checker · rank #37,723 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,723
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cheyenne

Nearest frequency peer: cheyenne (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « checker »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « checker » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

checker vs chester
71% similar
checker vs chicken
71% similar
checker vs chercher
75% similar

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

Key facts for checker
PropertyValue
Headwordchecker
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tʃɛ.ke\
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,723
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « checker »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).checkerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cheyenne » (#37,724), « charbonnier » (#37,721), « chiffons » (#37,725). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « checker » est au #37,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around checker (IPA \tʃɛ.ke\), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,723 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for checker, with forms such as "cchecker", "cehcker", and "chceker". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "chester", "chicken", "chercher", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is checker, spelled C-H-E-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vérifier, regarder, évaluer.
  2. 2
    Cocher (une case à cocher).
  3. 3
    Saluer en faisant un check.
  4. 4
    Passer son tour, ne rien miser sans se coucher. Peut être signifié par un frappement de deux coups successifs sur la table avec son poing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La transparence doit être voulue, alors avant de sortir on checke son profil dans le miroir.
  2. On a checké l’agenda des auteures de Bouillon de luxure, Girls and Geeks, Zone Zéro Gêne et Sexactu.com.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchecker
  • cehcker
  • chceker
  • checcker
  • checekr
  • checkerr
  • checkker
  • checkre
  • chekcer
  • chhecker
  • hcecker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchecker1cehcker2chceker2checcker1checekr2checkerr1checkker1checkre2
Edit distance from "checker"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "checker"?
"checker" is spelled C-H-E-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tʃɛ.ke\.
What does "checker" mean?
As a verb, "checker" means: Vérifier, regarder, évaluer.
What words are commonly confused with "checker"?
"checker" is commonly confused with "chester", "chicken", "chercher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "checker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "checker" is \tʃɛ.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "checker" come from?
"checker" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 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