# cayenne

> English word · Noun · IPA /kaɪˈɛn/ · frequency rank #30,727

## Definitions
1. Ellipsis of cayenne pepper.
2. Spice or verve.
3. A strong red-orange colour, like the cayenne pepper.

## Easily confused with
- **Cheyenne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cayenne-vs-cheyenne)
- **cadence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cadence-vs-cayenne)

## Common misspellings (8)
`acyenne`, `caeynne`, `cayene`, `cayenen`, `caynene`, `cayyenne`, `ccayenne`, `cyaenne`

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