checkup

Other forms of checkup

plural

checkups·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about checkup

What does checkup mean?

checkup means "a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person".

How many syllables are in checkup?

checkup has 2 syllables: chec-kup. The stress falls on "chec". In IPA it is /ˈtʃɛˌkʌp/.

What is another word for checkup?

Close synonyms include medical checkup, medical examination, medical exam, medical, health check. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is checkup a common word?

checkup is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with checkup?

14 words rhyme with checkup. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.