cheeseburger

noun

"cheeseburger" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cheeseburger” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,699. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,699
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).

Key facts for cheeseburger
PropertyValue
Headwordcheeseburger
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#24,699
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cheeseburger” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cheeseburger lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around cheeseburger, anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,699 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for cheeseburger, with forms such as "ccheeseburger", "ceheseburger", and "cheeesburger". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Latin cāseusbor. Proto-Germanic *kāsijaz Proto-West Germanic *kāsī Old English ċīese Middle English chese English cheese English hamburger English cheeseburger Blend of cheese + hamburger (1928). By surface analysis, cheese + -burger. The correct English form is cheeseburger, spelled C-H-E-E-S-E-B-U-R-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).
  2. 2
    The BLU-82 bomb.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cāseusbor. Proto-Germanic *kāsijaz Proto-West Germanic *kāsī Old English ċīese Middle English chese English cheese English hamburger English cheeseburger Blend of cheese + hamburger (1928). By surface analysis, cheese + -burger.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccheeseburger
  • ceheseburger
  • cheeesburger
  • cheesbeurger
  • cheesebburger
  • cheesebruger
  • cheesebugrer
  • cheeseburegr
  • cheeseburgerr
  • cheeseburgger
  • cheeseburgre
  • cheeseburrger
  • cheeseubrger
  • cheesseburger
  • cheseburger
  • cheseeburger
  • chheeseburger
  • hceeseburger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cheeseburger - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccheeseburger1ceheseburger2cheeesburger2cheesbeurger2cheesebburger1cheesebruger2cheesebugrer2cheeseburegr2
Edit distance from "cheeseburger"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cheeseburger"?
"cheeseburger" is spelled C-H-E-E-S-E-B-U-R-G-E-R.
What does "cheeseburger" mean?
As a noun, "cheeseburger" means: A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).
What are common misspellings of "cheeseburger"?
Common misspellings include "ccheeseburger", "ceheseburger", "cheeesburger", "cheesbeurger", "cheesebburger". The correct spelling is "cheeseburger".
What is the origin of the word "cheeseburger"?
Etymology tree Latin cāseusbor. Proto-Germanic *kāsijaz Proto-West Germanic *kāsī Old English ċīese Middle English chese English cheese English hamburger English cheeseburger Blend of cheese + hamburger (1928). By surface analysis, cheese + -burger. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “cheeseburger”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-H-E-E-S-E-B-U-R-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list