# Chester

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/ · frequency rank #9,451

## Definitions
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35. An English habitational surname from Old English.
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## Etymology
From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ċeaster, a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”). Doublet of Caister and castrum. The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.

## Easily confused with
- **chests** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chester-vs-chests)
- **cluster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chester-vs-cluster)
- **coaster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chester-vs-coaster)
- **crested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chester-vs-crested)
- **chest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chest-vs-chester)
- **cheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheer-vs-chester)
- **center** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/center-vs-chester)
- **chaser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaser-vs-chester)
- **caster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caster-vs-chester)
- **chaste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaste-vs-chester)
- **chapter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chapter-vs-chester)
- **charter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charter-vs-chester)
- **cheaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheaper-vs-chester)
- **cheated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheated-vs-chester)
- **chatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chatter-vs-chester)
- **cheater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheater-vs-chester)
- **checker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/checker-vs-chester)
- **chested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chested-vs-chester)
- **Chesney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chesney-vs-chester)
- **cheaters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheaters-vs-chester)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cchester`, `cehster`, `chesetr`, `chesster`, `chesterr`, `chestre`, `chestter`, `chetser`, `chhester`, `chseter`, `hcester`

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