cheddar
[t͡ʃeˈð̞aɾ]
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
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tipo de queso pálido de sabor agrio, originario de Cheddar, Inglaterra.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cheddar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃeˈð̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #44,040 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cheddar” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around cheddar (IPA [t͡ʃeˈð̞aɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,040 among 77,812 “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
- 1Tipo 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.
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"?
What does "cheddar" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "cheddar"?
How do you pronounce "cheddar"?
What language does "cheddar" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “cheddar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-E-D-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃeˈð̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “checar” - see the side-by-side comparison. cheddar vs checar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.