cheesehead
/ˈt͡ʃiːzˌhɛd/noun
cheesehead is spelled C-H-E-E-S-E-H-E-A-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cheesehead means “A person from the state of Wisconsin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cheesehead is cheeseheads.
How many letters and syllables are in cheesehead?
| Letters | 10: C-H-E-E-S-E-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is cheesehead?
Cheesehead appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 cheesehead?
- /ˈt͡ʃiːzˌhɛd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-cheesehead.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cheesehead
- cheeseheads plural
- cheese-head
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cheesehead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USslangA person from the state of Wisconsin.
- 2
slangA fan of the Green Bay Packers (an American football team of Wisconsin), some of whom wear foam hats shaped like wedges of cheese.
- 3
derogatoryslangA German, Dutch, or Scandinavian person.
- 4
derogatoryslangA blockhead, a stupid person.
- 5
slangA white person from the Netherlands or having Dutch heritage.
- 6
slangSomeone who eats a lot of cheese.
Having spent several days eating rich cheese dishes while observing that the Swiss are, in general, a slim and fit population – so unlike the cheeseheads I've known at home – I had to ask: "Just how much cheese do you eat?"
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cheesehead come from?
From cheese + head, in reference to the cheese production of these regions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).