# check vs chic

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### check
*noun · IPA \tʃɛk\ · frequency rank #11,188*
Vérification, examen­.

### chic
*adjective · IPA \ʃik\ · frequency rank #6,795*
Élégant.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/check-vs-chic