checklist

\tʃɛk.list\

/\tʃɛk.list\/ noun

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The verdict

“checklist” is uncommon French (frequency #68,133 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,133
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Liste de tâches ou de vérifications à effectuer.

Key facts for checklist
PropertyValue
Headwordchecklist
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʃɛk.list\
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,133
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “checklist” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). checklist lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

checklist is uncommon French at frequency #68,133 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʃɛk.list\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Liste de tâches ou de vérifications à effectuer.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for checklist in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is checklist, spelled C-H-E-C-K-L-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Liste de tâches ou de vérifications à effectuer.

Synonyms

liste de contrôle(s)liste de vérification(s)

This word in other languages

checklist(English)Checkliste(Deutsch)

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 "checklist"?
"checklist" is spelled C-H-E-C-K-L-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \tʃɛk.list\.
What does "checklist" mean?
As a noun, "checklist" means: Liste de tâches ou de vérifications à effectuer.
How do you pronounce "checklist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "checklist" is \tʃɛk.list\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "checklist" come from?
"checklist" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “checklist”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-E-C-K-L-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʃɛk.list\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list