chéquard
\ʃe.kaʁ\
The verdict
“chéquard” 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) - Parlementaire ou journaliste ayant touché, en 1888, des pots-de-vin pour cacher l’insuffisance d'avancement des travaux, les défaillances de gestion financière et la corruption de l’entreprise qui ...
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Index FR-chequard · chéquard · French
chéquard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chéquard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃe.kaʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chéquard » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chéquard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃe.kaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chéquard, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chéquard, spelled C-H-É-Q-U-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Parlementaire ou journaliste ayant touché, en 1888, des pots-de-vin pour cacher l’insuffisance d'avancement des travaux, les défaillances de gestion financière et la corruption de l’entreprise qui construisait le canal de Panama.
- 2Homme politique ou journaliste, qui vend son influence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chéquard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On publie la liste des chéquards : Albert Grévy, sénateur, ancien gouverneur de l’Algérie, 20.000 francs ; Léon Renault, sénateur, ancien ministre, 20.000 ; le même, 5.000; Cornélius Hertz, grand-officier de la Légion d’honneur, ami de Clemenceau et commanditaire de la Justice, un million ; le même encore, un million, etc.
Aux élections d’août-septembre 1893, le plus grand nombre des chéquards furent réélus.
Synonyms
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.