Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

checkered

/tʃˈɛkɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
check-ered
IPA
/tʃˈɛkɚd/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.

adj

Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.

verb

simple past and past participle of checker

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English check Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English checker English -ed English checkered From checker + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more checkered (comparative) most checkered (superlative) chequered (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

uncheckered

Phrases

checkered flag green-white-checkered

Frequently Paired Words

checked chequered

Synonyms

checked chequered

Rhymes With

bechard heckard

Questions

How do you pronounce checkered?
The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈɛkɚd/.
What does checkered mean?
Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.
Where does checkered come from?
Etymology tree English check Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English checker English -ed English checkered From checker + -ed.

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