# chevalier

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɚ/ · frequency rank #30,361

## Definitions
1. cavalier; knight
2. In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.

## Etymology
From Middle English chivaler or chevaler (also shyvalere while code-switching), from Anglo-Norman chevaler or chivaler, later refashioned after French chevalier, from Late Latin caballārius (“horseman”), from Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of caballero and cavalier.

## Easily confused with
- **cavalier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cavalier-vs-chevalier)

## Common misspellings (13)
`cchevalier`, `cehvalier`, `cheavlier`, `chevailer`, `chevaleir`, `chevalierr`, `chevalire`, `chevallier`, `chevlaier`, `chevvalier`, `chhevalier`, `chvealier`, `hcevalier`

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