# Cheney

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtʃeɪni/ · frequency rank #18,036

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A placename.
3. A placename.
4. A placename.
5. A placename.
6. A placename.

## Etymology
Variant of Chesney.

## Easily confused with
- **chevy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheney-vs-chevy)
- **Cheng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheney-vs-cheng)
- **Coney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheney-vs-coney)
- **chewy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheney-vs-chewy)
- **cherry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheney-vs-cherry)
- **chunky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheney-vs-chunky)
- **chewed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheney-vs-chewed)
- **Cooney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheney-vs-cooney)
- **chimney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheney-vs-chimney)
- **chutney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheney-vs-chutney)
- **Chesney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheney-vs-chesney)
- **Chen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-cheney)
- **chee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chee-vs-cheney)
- **cheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheer-vs-cheney)
- **cheek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheek-vs-cheney)
- **cheesy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheesy-vs-cheney)
- **cheeky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-cheney)
- **Chanel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chanel-vs-cheney)
- **Carney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carney-vs-cheney)
- **cheery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheery-vs-cheney)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccheney`, `cehney`, `cheeny`, `cheneyy`, `chenney`, `chenye`, `chheney`, `chneey`, `hceney`

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