cheddar

[t͡ʃeˈð̞aɾ]

/[t͡ʃeˈð̞aɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“cheddar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,040
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tipo de queso pálido de sabor agrio, originario de Cheddar, Inglaterra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cheddar · cheddar · Spanish

cheddar · rank #44,040 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #44,040
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH centrando

Nearest frequency peer: centrando (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cheddar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cheddar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cheddar vs checar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cheddar
PropertyValue
Headwordcheddar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃeˈð̞aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,040
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cheddar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cheddarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “centrando” (#44,039), “chistosa” (#44,042), “Celis” (#44,037). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cheddar” va en #44,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cheddar (IPA [t͡ʃeˈð̞aɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,040 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tipo de queso pálido de sabor agrio, originario de Cheddar, Inglaterra.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cheddar, with forms such as "ccheddar", "cehddar", and "chdedar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "checar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cheddar, spelled C-H-E-D-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tipo de queso pálido de sabor agrio, originario de Cheddar, Inglaterra.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccheddar
  • cehddar
  • chdedar
  • chedadr
  • chedar
  • cheddarr
  • cheddra
  • chheddar
  • hceddar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cheddar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccheddar1cehddar2chdedar2chedadr2chedar1cheddarr1cheddra2chheddar1
Edit distance from "cheddar"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cheddar"?
"cheddar" is spelled C-H-E-D-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃeˈð̞aɾ].
What does "cheddar" mean?
As a noun, "cheddar" means: Tipo de queso pálido de sabor agrio, originario de Cheddar, Inglaterra.
What words are commonly confused with "cheddar"?
"cheddar" is commonly confused with "checar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cheddar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cheddar" is [t͡ʃeˈð̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cheddar" come from?
"cheddar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cheddar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

citaron#44,046comadre#44,056bombear#44,010crecían#44,081

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

blank9 variantsbecado9 variantscuatros9 variantsatrasos9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list