# Cheddar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/ · frequency rank #19,785

## Definitions
1. A large village and civil parish, previously in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England, famous for its cheese, and also for its gorge, caves and remains of early man found in them (OS grid ref ST4553).
2. A ghost town in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.

## Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (“cavity, pouch; ravine”), as there is a gorge near the town.

## Easily confused with
- **cedar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cedar-vs-cheddar)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccheddar`, `cehddar`, `chdedar`, `chedadr`, `chedar`, `cheddarr`, `cheddra`, `chheddar`, `hceddar`

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