Which to use
“check” is a noun and “chéri” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,188
- “check” frequency rank
- #6,062
- “chéri” frequency rank
- 17250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | check | chéri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vérification, examen. | Sincèrement aimé. |
Where the eye mixes check and chéri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between check and chéri
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: check is \tʃɛk\ while chéri is \ʃe.ʁi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
check is recorded at frequency rank #11,188, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʃɛk\. chéri is at rank #6,062, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃe.ʁi\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17250, this pair ranks #384,081 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of check vs chéri
Shared letters: ch. Private to "check": ek. Private to "chéri": iré.
"check" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "chéri" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- check ← ccheck · cehck · chcek · checck · checkk · chekc · chheck · hceck
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "check" and "chéri" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "check" vs "chéri" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "check" and "chéri" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "check" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chéri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #384,081 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "check" and "chéri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "check vs cheik". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #384,081 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.