Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheatery

/ˈt͡ʃitəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cheat-e-ry
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃitəɹi/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cheating; fraud.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I touch not now the vulgar thought, as of tricks and cheateries in trade; / I speak of honest purpose, character, speech and action: [...]"
"It is not only possible, but probable , that we are going to have more of the political cheatery of which the honorable member spoke. Is he going to perpetuate this cheatery, and cheat the workers again?"
"West Ham shouldn't even be in the Premiership, given what happened last season, but to add insult to injury they are now staying where they don't belong once again because of some heinous and blatant cheatery."

Etymology

From cheat + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cheat

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt͡ʃitəɹi/
British English: /ˈt͡ʃiːtəɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cheateries (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cheatery?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃitəɹi/.
What does cheatery mean?: Cheating; fraud.
Where does cheatery come from?: From cheat + -ery.

How to pronounce cheatery

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “cheatery”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈt͡ʃitəɹi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “cheatery”.
Repeat and practice — Say “cheatery” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.