cheviot

/ˈʃɛviət/

//ˈʃɛviət// noun

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

The verdict

“cheviot” is uncommon English (frequency #80,311 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,311
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.

Key facts for cheviot
PropertyValue
Headwordcheviot
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʃɛviət/
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,311
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cheviot” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cheviot lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cheviot is uncommon English at frequency #80,311 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃɛviət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.".

No misspelling variants are generated for cheviot in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is cheviot, spelled C-H-E-V-I-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.

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 "cheviot"?
"cheviot" is spelled C-H-E-V-I-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃɛviət/.
What does "cheviot" mean?
As a noun, "cheviot" means: A coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.
How do you pronounce "cheviot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cheviot" is /ˈʃɛviət/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cheviot" come from?
"cheviot" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “cheviot”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-H-E-V-I-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈʃɛviət/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list