# Chichester

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃɪstə/ · frequency rank #28,868

## Definitions
1. A cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8504).
2. A local government district in western West Sussex, with its headquarters in the city.
3. A small area of South Shields, Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3665).
4. A township municipality and village in Pontiac regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada.
5. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States.
6. A hamlet in the town of Shandaken, Ulster County, New York, United States.
7. A region in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States; see "Derived terms" below.
8. A surname.

## Etymology
Reputedly from Old English personal name Ċissa + ċeaster (“fort, manor, town”). Otherwise the first element could come from Old English *ċisse (“a gravelly place”).

## Easily confused with
- **Colchester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chichester-vs-colchester)

## Common misspellings (16)
`cchichester`, `chcihester`, `chhichester`, `chicchester`, `chicehster`, `chichesetr`, `chichesster`, `chichesterr`, `chichestre`, `chichestter`, `chichetser`, `chichhester`, `chichseter`, `chihcester`, `cihchester`, `hcichester`

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