# cheeky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈt͡ʃiːki/ · frequency rank #14,717

## Definitions
1. Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
2. Tending to expose the cheeks of the buttocks.
3. Poisonous (of animals such as snakes), dangerous, cunning, violent, potent.
4. Indulged in as a treat, especially an unhealthy one.

## Etymology
From cheek + -y.
Compare typologically barefaced, bald-faced; Italian sfacciato (< Latin ex- + faciēs); French effronté, Italian sfrontato (< Latin ex- + frons), Polish czelny (< czoło).

## Easily confused with
- **creek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-creek)
- **cheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-cheer)
- **chevy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-chevy)
- **chewy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-chewy)
- **cheese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-cheese)
- **cherry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-cherry)
- **cheers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-cheers)
- **creepy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-creepy)
- **cheesy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-cheesy)
- **Cheney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-cheney)
- **chunky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-chunky)
- **cheery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-cheery)
- **Chucky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-chucky)
- **chee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chee-vs-cheeky)
- **check** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/check-vs-cheeky)
- **cheek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheek-vs-cheeky)
- **checks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/checks-vs-cheeky)
- **cheeks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeks-vs-cheeky)
- **chalky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalky-vs-cheeky)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccheeky`, `ceheky`, `cheekky`, `cheekyy`, `cheeyk`, `chekey`, `cheky`, `chheeky`, `hceeky`

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