# Cheyenne

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʃaɪˈæn/ · frequency rank #20,311

## Definitions
1. A member of an indigenous people of the Great Plains in North America.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Cheyenne, from Dakota šahíyena, from Dakota šaia (“to speak incoherently”), from Dakota ša (“red”) and Dakota ya (“to speak”).

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccheyenne`, `cehyenne`, `cheeynne`, `cheyene`, `cheyenen`, `cheynene`, `cheyyenne`, `chheyenne`, `chyeenne`, `hceyenne`

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