Cheyenne

[ʃaɪ̯ˈɛn]

/[ʃaɪ̯ˈɛn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Cheyenne” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,399. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,399
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sprache des gleichnamigen Indianerstamms, die in Montana und Oklahoma (USA) gesprochen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-cheyenne · Cheyenne · German

Cheyenne · rank #42,399 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #42,399
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ceylon

Nearest frequency peer: Ceylon (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Cheyenne“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Cheyenne“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Cheyenne vs Cayenne
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Cheyenne
PropertyValue
HeadwordCheyenne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃaɪ̯ˈɛn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,399
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Cheyenne“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Cheyenneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ceylon“ (#42,398), „Christuskirche“ (#42,400), „capitals“ (#42,397). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cheyenne“ bei #42,399. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Cheyenne (IPA [ʃaɪ̯ˈɛn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,399 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sprache des gleichnamigen Indianerstamms, die in Montana und Oklahoma (USA) gesprochen wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cheyenne, with forms such as "ccheyenne", "cehyenne", and "cheeynne". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Cayenne", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Cheyenne, spelled C-H-E-Y-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sprache des gleichnamigen Indianerstamms, die in Montana und Oklahoma (USA) gesprochen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Cheyenne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Cheyenne wurde in den 1990er Jahren noch von 1720 Personen gesprochen, Arapaho von 1030, Shawnee von 230, Menominee von 65, Unami von 5.“
  2. „Als wir ihn vorigen Winter bekamen, konnte er noch nicht ordentlich zälen, jetzt zält er bereits schon Cheyenne und deutsch, addiert im Kopf und auf der Tafel.“

This word in other languages

Cheyenne(English)cheyenne(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccheyenne
  • cehyenne
  • cheeynne
  • cheyene
  • cheyenen
  • cheynene
  • cheyyenne
  • chheyenne
  • chyeenne
  • hceyenne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cheyenne - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccheyenne1cehyenne2cheeynne2cheyene1cheyenen2cheynene2cheyyenne1chheyenne1
Edit distance from "Cheyenne"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cheyenne"?
"Cheyenne" is spelled C-H-E-Y-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaɪ̯ˈɛn].
What does "Cheyenne" mean?
As a noun, "Cheyenne" means: Sprache des gleichnamigen Indianerstamms, die in Montana und Oklahoma (USA) gesprochen wird
What words are commonly confused with "Cheyenne"?
"Cheyenne" is commonly confused with "Cayenne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Cheyenne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cheyenne" is [ʃaɪ̯ˈɛn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cheyenne" come from?
"Cheyenne" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Cheyenne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

capitals#42,397briefing#42,386Dampflok#42,412dereinst#42,417

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

colombo10 variantsblockt10 variantsBeijing10 variantsbefüllen10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list