Tchekhov

\tʃe.kɔf\

/\tʃe.kɔf\/ name

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The verdict

“Tchekhov” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,968. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,968
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille russe, spécialement connu comme celui de l’écrivain russe Anton Tchekhov (1860-1904).

Corpus desk

Index FR-tchekhov · Tchekhov · French

Tchekhov · rank #49,968 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,968
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH technocratique

Nearest frequency peer: technocratique (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Tchekhov »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Tchekhov » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tchekhov
PropertyValue
HeadwordTchekhov
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\tʃe.kɔf\
Letters8
Frequency rank#49,968
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Tchekhov »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Tchekhovse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « technocratique » (#49,969), « Tadoussac » (#49,966), « terrace » (#49,970). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « Tchekhov » est au #49,968. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Tchekhov (IPA \tʃe.kɔf\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #49,968 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille russe, spécialement connu comme celui de l’écrivain russe Anton Tchekhov (1860-1904).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tchekhov, with forms such as "cthekhov", "tcchekhov", and "tcehkhov". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Tchekhov, spelled T-C-H-E-K-H-O-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille russe, spécialement connu comme celui de l’écrivain russe Anton Tchekhov (1860-1904).

This word in other languages

Chekhov(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cthekhov
  • tcchekhov
  • tcehkhov
  • tchehkov
  • tchekhhov
  • tchekhovv
  • tchekhvo
  • tchekkhov
  • tchekohv
  • tchhekhov
  • tchkehov
  • thcekhov
  • ttchekhov

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tchekhov - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cthekhov2tcchekhov1tcehkhov2tchehkov2tchekhhov1tchekhovv1tchekhvo2tchekkhov1
Edit distance from "Tchekhov"

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 "Tchekhov"?
"Tchekhov" is spelled T-C-H-E-K-H-O-V. The IPA pronunciation is \tʃe.kɔf\.
What does "Tchekhov" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tchekhov" means: Nom de famille russe, spécialement connu comme celui de l’écrivain russe Anton Tchekhov (1860-1904).
What are common misspellings of "Tchekhov"?
Common misspellings include "cthekhov", "tcchekhov", "tcehkhov", "tchehkov", "tchekhhov". The correct spelling is "Tchekhov".
How do you pronounce "Tchekhov"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tchekhov" is \tʃe.kɔf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tchekhov" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

touchais#49,978tourette#49,979stigmate#49,953velléité#49,998

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

tacticien13 variantsTibétaine13 variantssouvenant13 variantssablonneux13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list