Chesapeake
"chesapeake" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Chesapeake” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,516. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,516
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The Chesapeake Bay.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chesapeake · Chesapeake · English
Chesapeake · rank #18,516 · 14 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,516
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 43,570
- PHOTO-FINISH Cheltenham
Nearest frequency peer: Cheltenham (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Chesapeake”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- capitalize
capitalize
81,488 corpus weight
- charisma
charisma
81,487 corpus weight
- Cheltenham
Cheltenham
81,486 corpus weight
- Chesapeake
Chesapeake
81,485 corpus weight
- Chun
Chun
81,484 corpus weight
- classmate
classmate
81,482 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Chesapeake” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chesapeake |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #18,516 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Chesapeake” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Chesapeake, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,516 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chesapeake, with forms such as "cchesapeake", "cehsapeake", and "cheaspeake". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Chesepiook, from Algonquin chesepiooc. The demonym came from the toponym, signifying "people from the Chesapeake" or "Chesapeake people". It was widely believed for a long time that "Chesapeake" means something like "Great Shellfish Bay." However, acco… The correct English form is Chesapeake, spelled C-H-E-S-A-P-E-A-K-E.
Definition
- 1The Chesapeake Bay.
- 2(with the) A Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as South Hampton Roads in Virginia, United States.
- 3A number of other places in the United States:
- 4A number of other places in the United States:
- 5A number of other places in the United States:
- 6A number of other places in the United States:
- 7A number of other places in the United States:
- 8A number of other places in the United States:
Etymology
From Chesepiook, from Algonquin chesepiooc. The demonym came from the toponym, signifying "people from the Chesapeake" or "Chesapeake people". It was widely believed for a long time that "Chesapeake" means something like "Great Shellfish Bay." However, according to Blair Rudes, linguist at the University of North Carolina, the name might actually mean something like "Great Water," or it might have been simply the name of a village at the bay's mouth.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cchesapeake
- cehsapeake
- cheaspeake
- chesaepake
- chesapaeke
- chesapeaek
- chesapeakke
- chesapekae
- chesappeake
- chespaeake
- chessapeake
- chhesapeake
- chseapeake
- hcesapeake
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Chesapeake - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Chesapeake", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
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.