Which to use
“cheque” and “claque” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,149
- “cheque” frequency rank
- #32,903
- “claque” frequency rank
- 43052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheque | claque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ordem de débito, em papel, do emitente para o banco onde ele tem conta corrente para pagar determinada quantia ao beneficiário | grupo reunido para aplaudir uma pessoa ou partido |
Letter map: cheque vs claque
Shared letters muted; letters that set cheque and claque apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: cheque and claque
cheque and claque 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 43052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheque is recorded at frequency rank #10,149, classified as anoun. claque is at rank #32,903, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkla.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 43052, this pair ranks #22,631 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cheque vs claque
Shared letters: cequ. Private to "cheque": h. Private to "claque": al.
"cheque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "claque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cheque" and "claque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cheque" or "claque" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "cheque" vs "claque" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cheque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "claque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,631 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheque" and "claque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Caíque vs claque". 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 #22,631 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.