# Chesney vs Chester

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Chesney
*name · frequency rank #43,080*
An English surname from Anglo-Norman.

### Chester
*name · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/ · frequency rank #9,451*
A placename.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chesney-vs-chester