# Chechen

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/ · frequency rank #28,149

## Definitions
1. A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
2. Synonym of Chechnyan: a resident of Chechnya.

## Etymology
From Russian чечен- (čečen-), the root in чече́нец (čečénec, “a Chechen man”) or чече́нский (čečénskij, “Chechen (adjective)”).

## Easily confused with
- **chicken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chechen-vs-chicken)
- **checked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chechen-vs-checked)
- **checker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chechen-vs-checker)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cchechen`, `cehchen`, `chcehen`, `checchen`, `checehn`, `chechenn`, `chechhen`, `chechne`, `chehcen`, `chhechen`, `hcechen`

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