cheers

\ˈtʃɪɹz\

/\ˈtʃɪɹz\/ intj

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The verdict

“cheers” is uncommon French (frequency #51,348 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,348
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À votre santé, tchin tchin (se dit avant de boire).

Corpus desk

Index FR-cheers · cheers · French

cheers · rank #51,348 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,348
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cheat

Nearest frequency peer: cheat (-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 « cheers »

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 « cheers » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cheers
PropertyValue
Headwordcheers
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\ˈtʃɪɹz\
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,348
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cheers » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.cheerstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « cheat » (#51,347), « Chennai » (#51,349), « chapo » (#51,346). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cheers » est au #51,348. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cheers is uncommon French at frequency #51,348 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ˈtʃɪɹz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for cheers in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cheers, spelled C-H-E-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    À votre santé, tchin tchin (se dit avant de boire).
  2. 2
    Merci.

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 "cheers"?
"cheers" is spelled C-H-E-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtʃɪɹz\.
What does "cheers" mean?
As an interjection, "cheers" means: À votre santé, tchin tchin (se dit avant de boire).
How do you pronounce "cheers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cheers" is \ˈtʃɪɹz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cheers" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cheque#51,350choose#51,353castré#51,339cirage#51,357

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list