checkpoint
\tʃɛk.pɔjnt\
The verdict
“checkpoint” is uncommon French (frequency #59,887 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,887
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Barrage routier tenu par des milices ou des militaires dans des zones de conflits armés. Le dispositif est souvent constitué de chevaux de frise ou d'obstacles lourds disposés en quinconce pour fai...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | checkpoint |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʃɛk.pɔjnt\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #59,887 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “checkpoint” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
checkpoint is uncommon French at frequency #59,887 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʃɛk.pɔjnt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for checkpoint in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is checkpoint, spelled C-H-E-C-K-P-O-I-N-T.
Definition
- 1Barrage routier tenu par des milices ou des militaires dans des zones de conflits armés. Le dispositif est souvent constitué de chevaux de frise ou d'obstacles lourds disposés en quinconce pour faire ralentir les véhicules s'y présentant et interdire tout passage en force.
- 2Point d'un programme informatique où le compilateur effectue un arrêt de vérification, en vue d'une reprise ultérieure du traitement.
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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.
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Using “checkpoint”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-H-E-C-K-P-O-I-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.