cheatgrass
/ˈt͡ʃiːtɡɹɑːs/noun
cheatgrass is spelled C-H-E-A-T-G-R-A-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cheatgrass means “Bromus tectorum, drooping brome, native to Europe, thought to create an ecology prone to annual fires in many US areas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cheatgrass is cheatgrasses.
How many letters and syllables are in cheatgrass?
| Letters | 10: C-H-E-A-T-G-R-A-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cheatgrass?
Cheatgrass appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cheatgrass?
- /ˈt͡ʃiːtɡɹɑːs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cheatgrass
- cheatgrasses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cheatgrass mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Bromus tectorum, drooping brome, native to Europe, thought to create an ecology prone to annual fires in many US areas
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cheatgrass come from?
From cheat + grass (reputedly because farmers felt cheated when wheat yields were lower because of cheatgrass invading their fields).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).