célibataire

[selibatɛʁ]

/[selibatɛʁ]/ adj

The verdict

“célibataire” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ledig, alleinstehend, unverheiratet, ehelos

Corpus desk

Index DE-celibataire · célibataire · German

célibataire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for célibataire
PropertyValue
Headwordcélibataire
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[selibatɛʁ]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „célibataire“ im Deutschen

célibataireschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

célibataire is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [selibatɛʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ledig, alleinstehend, unverheiratet, ehelos".

Zero misspellings are on record for célibataire in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is célibataire, spelled C-É-L-I-B-A-T-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ledig, alleinstehend, unverheiratet, ehelos

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "célibataire"?
"célibataire" is spelled C-É-L-I-B-A-T-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [selibatɛʁ].
What does "célibataire" mean?
As an adjective, "célibataire" means: ledig, alleinstehend, unverheiratet, ehelos
How do you pronounce "célibataire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "célibataire" is [selibatɛʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "célibataire" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list