cheesecake
/ˈt͡ʃiːzˌkeɪk/
"cheesecake" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cheesecake” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,747. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,747
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cheesecake |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈt͡ʃiːzˌkeɪk/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #21,747 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cheesecake” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around cheesecake (IPA /ˈt͡ʃiːzˌkeɪk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,747 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for cheesecake, with forms such as "ccheesecake", "cehesecake", and "cheeescake". 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 headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English chesekake; equivalent to cheese + cake. Compare chess cake. The correct English form is cheesecake, spelled C-H-E-E-S-E-C-A-K-E.
Definition
- 1A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
- 2A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).
- 3Imagery of scantily clad, sexually attractive young women; pin-ups.
Etymology
From Middle English chesekake; equivalent to cheese + cake. Compare chess cake.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccheesecake,cehesecake,cheeescake,cheesceake,cheeseacke,cheesecaek,cheesecakke,cheeseccake,cheeseckae,cheessecake,chesecake,cheseecake,chheesecake,hceesecake
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cheesecake - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “cheesecake”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-E-E-S-E-C-A-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈt͡ʃiːzˌkeɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.