Which to use
“cheque” and “choque” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,149
- “cheque” frequency rank
- #2,996
- “choque” frequency rank
- 13145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheque | choque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ordem de débito, em papel, do emitente para o banco onde ele tem conta corrente para pagar determinada quantia ao beneficiário | colisão |
Letter map: cheque vs choque
Shared letters muted; letters that set cheque and choque apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: cheque and choque
cheque and choque 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 differ by a single letter - e in “cheque” becomes o in “choque”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheque is recorded at frequency rank #10,149, classified as anoun. choque is at rank #2,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɔ.kɨ/.
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 13145, this pair ranks #59,301 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cheque vs choque
Shared letters: cehqu. Private to "cheque": -. Private to "choque": o.
"cheque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "choque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "cheque" vs "choque" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "cheque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,301 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheque" and "choque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Caíque vs cheque". 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 #59,301 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.