Which to use
“cheque” is a noun and “craque” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,149
- “cheque” frequency rank
- #13,481
- “craque” frequency rank
- 23630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheque | craque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ordem de débito, em papel, do emitente para o banco onde ele tem conta corrente para pagar determinada quantia ao beneficiário | expressa imitativamente som de um desmoronamento com ruído, ou de um objeto que estala ou se parte com estrondo |
Letter map: cheque vs craque
Shared letters muted; letters that set cheque and craque apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for cheque / craque
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cheque is anoun and craqueanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheque is recorded at frequency rank #10,149, classified as anoun. craque is at rank #13,481, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈkɾa.ki/.
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 23630, this pair ranks #46,162 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cheque vs craque
Shared letters: cequ. Private to "cheque": h. Private to "craque": ar.
"cheque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "craque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cheque" and "craque" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cheque" or "craque" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "cheque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,162 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheque" and "craque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Caíque vs craque". 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 #46,162 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.