cheb

\ʃɛb\

/\ʃɛb\/ noun

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The verdict

“cheb” is uncommon French (frequency #58,495 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,495
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chanteur de raï.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cheb · cheb · French

cheb · rank #58,495 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,495
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chaudrons

Nearest frequency peer: chaudrons (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « cheb »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « cheb » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cheb
PropertyValue
Headwordcheb
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɛb\
Letters4
Frequency rank#58,495
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cheb » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).chebtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « chaudrons » (#58,494), « chibre » (#58,496), « chatterton » (#58,493). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cheb » est au #58,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cheb is uncommon French at frequency #58,495 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɛb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chanteur de raï.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cheb, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cheb, spelled C-H-E-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chanteur de raï.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cheb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le raï, boulimique, épouse les aléas d'une production versatile - un cheb naît par mois et disparaît souvent à la deuxième cassette - et d’une demande tout aussi frénétique.
  2. C’est le précurseur, l’âme des chebs. apparu au milieu des années soixante, adolescent, il détrôna, un moment, cheikha Rimiti, et fut surnommé le « Joselito Oranais ».

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cheb"?
"cheb" is spelled C-H-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɛb\.
What does "cheb" mean?
As a noun, "cheb" means: Chanteur de raï.
How do you pronounce "cheb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cheb" is \ʃɛb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cheb" come from?
"cheb" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

corr#58,526bous#58,462coué#58,530boer#58,459

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list