cherry pepper
"cherry-pepper" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cherry pepper” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The pimento pepper.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cherry pepper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cherry pepper” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cherry pepper is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The pimento pepper.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cherry pepper, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From its cherry-like color and shape. The correct English form is cherry pepper, spelled C-H-E-R-R-Y- -P-E-P-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1The pimento pepper.
Etymology
From its cherry-like color and shape.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cherry pepper”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-E-R-R-Y- -P-E-P-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.