cel

[sɛɫ]

/[sɛɫ]/ noun

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The verdict

“cel” is uncommon German (frequency #82,620 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,620
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Himmel

Key facts for cel
PropertyValue
Headwordcel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sɛɫ]
Letters3
Frequency rank#82,620
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cel” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cel lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cel is uncommon German at frequency #82,620 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sɛɫ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Himmel".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cel in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is cel, spelled C-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Himmel

This word in other languages

heaven(English)cielo(Español)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cel"?
"cel" is spelled C-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [sɛɫ].
What does "cel" mean?
As a noun, "cel" means: der Himmel
How do you pronounce "cel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cel" is [sɛɫ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cel" come from?
"cel" is a German 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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Using “cel”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [sɛɫ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list