CésarvschecarConfusable pair

Quick tell: César is a noun, checar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“César” is a noun and “checar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,218
“César” frequency rank
#11,227
“checar” frequency rank
15445
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature César checar
Definition prenome masculino estabelecer a veracidade, correção ou realidade de; conferir, verificar

Letter map: César vs checar

Shared letters muted; letters that set César and checar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
César
6 ch
checar

Grammar separator: César vs checar

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: César is anoun and checaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

César is recorded at frequency rank #4,218, classified as anoun, pronounced /'sɛ.zaɾ/. checar is at rank #11,227, tagged as averb.

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 15445, this pair ranks #56,368 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of César vs checar

Shared letters: acr. Private to "César": . Private to "checar": eh.

"César" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "checar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • checarcchecar · cehcar · chcear · cheacr · checarr · checcar · checra · chhecar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "César" and "checar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "César" is a noun and "checar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "César" vs "checar" - which ranks higher?
"César" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,218 in our Portuguese list, against #11,227 for "checar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "César" and "checar".

  • Full dictionary entry for "César" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "checar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,368 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "César" and "checar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chacal vs checar". 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 #56,368 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