cheyenne

\ʃɛ.jɛn\

/\ʃɛ.jɛn\/ adj

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The verdict

“cheyenne” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,724. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,724
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux Cheyennes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cheyenne · cheyenne · French

cheyenne · rank #37,724 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,724
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH checker

Nearest frequency peer: checker (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cheyenne »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « cheyenne » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

cheyenne vs chienne
75% similar
cheyenne vs Cayenne
63% similar

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

Key facts for cheyenne
PropertyValue
Headwordcheyenne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʃɛ.jɛn\
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,724
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cheyenne »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).cheyennese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « checker » (#37,723), « chiffons » (#37,725), « choisirais » (#37,726). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cheyenne » est au #37,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cheyenne (IPA \ʃɛ.jɛn\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,724 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cheyenne, with forms such as "ccheyenne", "cehyenne", and "cheeynne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "chienne", "Cayenne", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cheyenne, spelled C-H-E-Y-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux Cheyennes.
  2. 2
    Relatif à la langue cheyenne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. – Bon, j’ai fini de huiler mes armes, dit Augustus. On pourrait aussi bien partir mettre la nation cheyenne en déroute, si l’armée l’a pas déjà fait.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccheyenne
  • cehyenne
  • cheeynne
  • cheyene
  • cheyenen
  • cheynene
  • cheyyenne
  • chheyenne
  • chyeenne
  • hceyenne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cheyenne - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccheyenne1cehyenne2cheeynne2cheyene1cheyenen2cheynene2cheyyenne1chheyenne1
Edit distance from "cheyenne"

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 "cheyenne"?
"cheyenne" is spelled C-H-E-Y-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɛ.jɛn\.
What does "cheyenne" mean?
As an adjective, "cheyenne" means: Relatif aux Cheyennes.
What words are commonly confused with "cheyenne"?
"cheyenne" is commonly confused with "chienne", "Cayenne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cheyenne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cheyenne" is \ʃɛ.jɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cheyenne" come from?
"cheyenne" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chiffons#37,725coincées#37,733casillas#37,714coniques#37,740

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

caïmans10 variantsbroyeur10 variantscoopère10 variantsBrecht10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list