celkem
[ˈt͡sɛlkɛm]
The verdict
“celkem” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - allgemein oder durchschnittlich betrachtet; im Großen und Ganzen, im Allgemeinen, im Grunde genommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-celkem · celkem · German
celkem · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | celkem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɛlkɛm] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „celkem“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
celkem is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈt͡sɛlkɛm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for celkem in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 celkem, spelled C-E-L-K-E-M.
Definition
- 1allgemein oder durchschnittlich betrachtet; im Großen und Ganzen, im Allgemeinen, im Grunde genommen
- 2etwas Zählbares summarisch betrachtet; insgesamt, zusammen
- 3sehr, in großem Maße; ziemlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how celkem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
S tím, co říkáš, celkem souhlasím.
Stavební veletrhy navštívilo celkem 88.000 lidí.
This word in other languages
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.