Czech

\ˈtʃɛk\

/\ˈtʃɛk\/ adj

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The verdict

“Czech” is uncommon French (frequency #81,036 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,036
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tchèque, relatif à la Tchéquie, aux Tchèques, à leur langue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-czech · Czech · French

Czech · rank #81,036 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,036
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cyrulnik

Nearest frequency peer: Cyrulnik (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Czech »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Czech » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Czech
PropertyValue
HeadwordCzech
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈtʃɛk\
Letters5
Frequency rank#81,036
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Czech » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Czechtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Cyrulnik » (#81,035), « Cédéao » (#81,037), « Custine » (#81,034). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Czech » est au #81,036. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Czech is uncommon French at frequency #81,036 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈtʃɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tchèque, relatif à la Tchéquie, aux Tchèques, à leur langue.".

Czech has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Czech, spelled C-Z-E-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tchèque, relatif à la Tchéquie, aux Tchèques, à leur langue.

Synonyms

Czechian

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 "Czech"?
"Czech" is spelled C-Z-E-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtʃɛk\.
What does "Czech" mean?
As an adjective, "Czech" means: Tchèque, relatif à la Tchéquie, aux Tchèques, à leur langue.
How do you pronounce "Czech"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Czech" is \ˈtʃɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Czech" come from?
"Czech" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list