cherubs

noun

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"cherubs" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cherubs” is uncommon English (frequency #67,306 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,306
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of cherub

Corpus desk

Index EN-cherubs · cherubs · English

cherubs · rank #67,306 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,306
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chea

Nearest frequency peer: Chea (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “cherubs”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “cherubs” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cherubs
PropertyValue
Headwordcherubs
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,306
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cherubs” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).cherubsfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Chea” (#67,305), “chitchat” (#67,307), “Chittenden” (#67,308). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cherubs” is #67,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cherubs is uncommon English at frequency #67,306 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cherubs has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Hebrew כרוב (“cherub”) + English -s plural suffix The correct English form is cherubs, spelled C-H-E-R-U-B-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of cherub
  2. 2
    A multiservice tactical brevity code for communicating the altitude of friendly aircraft.

Etymology

Hebrew כרוב (“cherub”) + English -s plural suffix

Synonyms

cherubim

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 "cherubs"?
"cherubs" is spelled C-H-E-R-U-B-S.
What does "cherubs" mean?
As a noun, "cherubs" means: plural of cherub
What is the origin of the word "cherubs"?
Hebrew כרוב (“cherub”) + English -s plural suffix See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cherubs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chanson#67,303cloying#67,315Carissa#67,295Conakry#67,324

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list