CaíquevschequeWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Caíque” and “cheque” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,239
“Caíque” frequency rank
#10,149
“cheque” frequency rank
55388
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Caíque cheque
Definition prenome masculino ordem de débito, em papel, do emitente para o banco onde ele tem conta corrente para pagar determinada quantia ao beneficiário

Letter map: Caíque vs cheque

Shared letters muted; letters that set Caíque and cheque apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Caíque
6 ch
cheque

Corpus notes: Caíque and cheque

Caíque and cheque are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Caíque is recorded at frequency rank #45,239, classified as anoun, pronounced /kaˈi.ki/. cheque is at rank #10,149, tagged as anoun.

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 55388, this pair ranks #10,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Caíque vs cheque

Shared letters: cequ. Private to "Caíque": . Private to "cheque": h.

"Caíque" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "cheque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chequeccheque · cehque · cheqeu · cheqque · cheuqe · chheque · chqeue · hceque

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Caíque" for "cheque" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Caíque" or "cheque"?
"cheque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,149 in our Portuguese list, against #45,239 for "Caíque". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Caíque" and "cheque".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Caíque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cheque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Caíque" and "cheque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caiaque vs Caíque". 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 #10,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list