# Chechnya

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɛtʃ.ni.ə/ · frequency rank #29,963

## Definitions
1. A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.

## Etymology
From Russian Чечня́ (Čečnjá, “[place] of the Chechens”), derived from East Circassian.

## Common misspellings (13)
`cchechnya`, `cehchnya`, `chcehnya`, `checchnya`, `chechhnya`, `chechnay`, `chechnnya`, `chechnyya`, `chechyna`, `checnhya`, `chehcnya`, `chhechnya`, `hcechnya`

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