# cheery

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪəɹi/ · frequency rank #28,488

## Definitions
1. In a good mood, happy, cheerful.

## Etymology
From Middle English cheri, equivalent to cheer + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **Cher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheery-vs-cher)
- **chevy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheery-vs-chevy)
- **chewy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheery-vs-chewy)
- **Cheri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheery-vs-cheri)
- **cheese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheery-vs-cheese)
- **cherry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheery-vs-cherry)
- **creepy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheery-vs-creepy)
- **cheesy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheery-vs-cheesy)
- **Cheryl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheery-vs-cheryl)
- **Cheney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheery-vs-cheney)
- **cleary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheery-vs-cleary)
- **chee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chee-vs-cheery)
- **cheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheer-vs-cheery)
- **cheek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheek-vs-cheery)
- **cheers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheers-vs-cheery)
- **cheeks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeks-vs-cheery)
- **cheeky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-cheery)
- **celery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celery-vs-cheery)
- **cheered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheered-vs-cheery)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccheery`, `cehery`, `cheerry`, `cheeryy`, `cheeyr`, `cherey`, `chheery`, `hceery`

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