chéquard

\ʃe.kaʁ\

/\ʃe.kaʁ\/ noun

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.

Key facts for chéquard
PropertyValue
Headwordchéquard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃe.kaʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chéquard » en français

chéquardreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

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

  1. 1
    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 construisait le canal de Panama.
  2. 2
    Homme politique ou journaliste, qui vend son influence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chéquard"?
"chéquard" is spelled C-H-É-Q-U-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃe.kaʁ\.
What does "chéquard" mean?
As a noun, "chéquard" means: 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 ...
How do you pronounce "chéquard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chéquard" is \ʃe.kaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chéquard" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list