Which to use
“check” is a noun and “tchèque” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,188
- “check” frequency rank
- #7,253
- “tchèque” frequency rank
- 18441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | check | tchèque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vérification, examen. | Relatif aux Tchèques, leur pays, leur langue, leur culture. |
Same sound, different letters: check vs tchèque
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. check runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against tchèque's 7 (CCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - check / tchèque
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: check and tchèque carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʃɛk\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18441, 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\. tchèque is at rank #7,253, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tʃɛk\.
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 18441, this pair ranks #378,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of check vs tchèque
Shared letters: ceh. Private to "check": k. Private to "tchèque": qtuè.
"check" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "tchèque" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- check ← ccheck · cehck · chcek · checck · checkk · chekc · chheck · hceck
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "check" for "tchèque" ever safe?
Which is more common, "check" or "tchèque"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "check" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tchèque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "check" and "tchèque" 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 #378,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.