cel

Name: cel, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[sɛɫ]

/[sɛɫ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“cel” is uncommon German (frequency #82,620 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,620
frequency rank, German: 1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Himmel

Corpus desk

Index DE-cel · cel · German

cel · rank #82,620 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-RARE #82,620
LEN-MID 3 letters
VOW-1 1 vowel
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-MID 1,273
PHOTO-FINISH chains

Nearest frequency peer: chains (+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.

canary

17,385
captains

17,384
causes

17,383
cel

17,381
chains

17,380
cheerleading

17,378

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „cel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Key facts for cel
Property	Value
Headword	cel
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[sɛɫ]
Letters	3
Frequency rank	#82,620
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).celfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#82,620

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „chains“ (#82,621), „causes“ (#82,618), „captains“ (#82,617). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „cel“ bei #82,620. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cel is uncommon German at frequency #82,620 among 1,273 “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
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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

CAF#82,613 coq#82,641 BJP#82,588 dpi#82,666