Cayenne

/[kaˈjɛn]/ name

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,032

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Cayenne is aGermanname. It means: Hauptstadt von Französisch-Guayana Pronounced [kaˈjɛn]. Often confused with Cheyenne.

Key facts for Cayenne
PropertyValue
HeadwordCayenne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[kaˈjɛn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,032
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Cayenne in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Cayenne is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈjɛn]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,032 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hauptstadt von Französisch-Guayana".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cayenne, with forms such as "acyenne", "caeynne", and "cayene". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Cheyenne", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Cayenne, spelled C-A-Y-E-N-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Französisch-Guayana

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acyenne,caeynne,cayene,cayenen,caynene,cayyenne,ccayenne,cyaenne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Cayenne

Misspelling Variants of "Cayenne"

acyenne7caeynne7cayene6cayenen7caynene7cayyenne8ccayenne8cyaenne7
Misspelling Variants of "Cayenne"

Frequency rank: #34,032 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cayenne"?
"Cayenne" is spelled C-A-Y-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈjɛn].
What does "Cayenne" mean?
As a name, "Cayenne" means: Hauptstadt von Französisch-Guayana
What words are commonly confused with "Cayenne"?
"Cayenne" is commonly confused with "Cheyenne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Cayenne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cayenne" is [kaˈjɛn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cayenne" come from?
"Cayenne" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.