cheder
/ˈxɛdəɹ/noun
cheder is spelled C-H-E-D-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cheder means “An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cheder is cheders or chederim.
How many letters and syllables are in cheder?
| Letters | 6: C-H-E-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cheder?
Cheder appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 cheder?
- /ˈxɛdəɹ/
- /ˈxɛdɛəɹ/
- /ˈxejdəɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cheder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cheder?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as cheder.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: derech.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cheder
- cheders plural
- chederim plural
- chedarim plural
- chadarim plural
- chadorim plural
- cheider
- cheyder
- kheder
- kheyder
- heder
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cheder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cheder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense school:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Cheder, Chederschule |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cheder come from?
From Yiddish חדר (kheyder), from Hebrew חֶדֶר (khéder, “room”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).