Chesapeake Bay
/ˈtʃɛsəpiːk beɪ/
"chesapeake-bay" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Chesapeake Bay” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An inlet of the Atlantic in the United States. An estuary lying inland from the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia; separated from the Atlantic by the Delmarva peninsula.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chesapeake-bay · Chesapeake Bay · English
Chesapeake Bay · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chesapeake Bay |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈtʃɛsəpiːk beɪ/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Chesapeake Bay” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Chesapeake Bay is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈtʃɛsəpiːk beɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An inlet of the Atlantic in the United States. An estuary lying inland from the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia; separated from the Atlantic by the Delmarva peninsula.".
Chesapeake Bay doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Chesapeake Bay, spelled C-H-E-S-A-P-E-A-K-E- -B-A-Y.
Definition
- 1An inlet of the Atlantic in the United States. An estuary lying inland from the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia; separated from the Atlantic by the Delmarva peninsula.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Chesapeake Bay appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jo jumped off the boat and looked behind him at the beautiful Chesapeake Bay, at the large, imposing ships that lined the Fellʼs Point shipyards.
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.