cheapen
/ˈtʃiːpən/
"cheapen" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cheapen” is uncommon English (frequency #76,633 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,633
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cheapen · cheapen · English
cheapen · rank #76,633 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,633
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Chawla
Nearest frequency peer: Chawla (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “cheapen”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Chawla
Chawla
23,369 corpus weight
- cheapen
cheapen
23,368 corpus weight
- cheesed
cheesed
23,367 corpus weight
- chide
chide
23,366 corpus weight
- childishly
childishly
23,365 corpus weight
- chillax
chillax
23,364 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “cheapen” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cheapen |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈtʃiːpən/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #76,633 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cheapen” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cheapen is uncommon English at frequency #76,633 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈtʃiːpən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cheapen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cheap + -en. The correct English form is cheapen, spelled C-H-E-A-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.
- 2To make vulgar.
- 3To become cheaper.
- 4To bargain for, ask the price of.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cheapen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Now, covered concrete troughs to house the cables are laid parallel with the railway lines, cheapening maintenance because of improved accessibility for inspection and repair.
The pace of the season can't help but cheapen these scenes, but I can’t deny that it's a blast. I’ve been critical of both the relative depopulation of the cast in this final run and the speedy, schematic narrative that checks off high points and moves on without really building to them.
Etymology
From cheap + -en.
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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