cheapest

adj

"cheapest" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cheapest” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,344. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,344
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - superlative form of cheap: most cheap

Corpus desk

Index EN-cheapest · cheapest · English

cheapest · rank #10,344 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,344
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH chandler

Nearest frequency peer: chandler (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “cheapest”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “cheapest” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

cheapest vs clearest
75% similar
cheapest vs cleanest
75% similar
cheapest vs cheaper
75% similar

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

Key facts for cheapest
PropertyValue
Headwordcheapest
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,344
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cheapest”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).cheapestlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “chandler” (#10,343), “Chloe” (#10,345), “café” (#10,342). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cheapest” is #10,344. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around cheapest, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,344 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "superlative form of cheap: most cheap".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cheapest, with forms such as "ccheapest", "cehapest", and "chaepest". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "clearest", "cleanest", "cheaper", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is cheapest, spelled C-H-E-A-P-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    superlative form of cheap: most cheap

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia. The cheapest way to clear logged woodland is to burn it, producing an acrid cloud of foul white smoke that, carried by the wind, can cover hundr…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccheapest
  • cehapest
  • chaepest
  • cheaepst
  • cheapesst
  • cheapestt
  • cheapets
  • cheappest
  • cheapset
  • chepaest
  • chheapest
  • hceapest

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccheapest1cehapest2chaepest2cheaepst2cheapesst1cheapestt1cheapets2cheappest1
Edit distance from "cheapest"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cheapest"?
"cheapest" is spelled C-H-E-A-P-E-S-T.
What does "cheapest" mean?
As an adjective, "cheapest" means: superlative form of cheap: most cheap
What words are commonly confused with "cheapest"?
"cheapest" is commonly confused with "clearest", "cleanest", "cheaper". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "cheapest" come from?
"cheapest" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list