Which to use
“checar” is a verb and “cher” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,227
- “checar” frequency rank
- #22,560
- “cher” frequency rank
- 33787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checar | cher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estabelecer a veracidade, correção ou realidade de; conferir, verificar | querido, adorado: |
Letter map: checar vs cher
Shared letters muted; letters that set checar and cher apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for checar / cher
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: checar is averb and cheranadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
checar is recorded at frequency rank #11,227, classified as averb. cher is at rank #22,560, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ʃɛʁ/.
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 33787, this pair ranks #33,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of checar vs cher
Shared letters: cehr. Private to "checar": a. Private to "cher": -.
"checar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cher" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "checar" and "cher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "checar" or "cher"?
After this comparison
Pair "checar" vs "cher" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "checar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checar" and "cher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cher vs chess". 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 #33,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.