Cellist

[t͡ʃɛˈlɪst]

/[t͡ʃɛˈlɪst]/ noun

The verdict

“Cellist” is uncommon German (frequency #74,437 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,437
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, die Cello spielt

Corpus desk

Index DE-cellist · Cellist · German

Cellist · rank #74,437 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,437
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cement

Nearest frequency peer: cement (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Cellist“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cellist
PropertyValue
HeadwordCellist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃɛˈlɪst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,437
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Cellist“ im Deutschen

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „cement“ (#74,438), „chambre“ (#74,440), „charmantes“ (#74,441). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cellist“ bei #74,437. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cellist is uncommon German at frequency #74,437 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃɛˈlɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(männliche^☆) Person, die Cello spielt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Cellist, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Cellist, spelled C-E-L-L-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (männliche^☆) Person, die Cello spielt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Cellist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Bis Celli, Cellisten, Koffer, Kisten, Taschen in den zugeteilten Stockwerken sind, ist die Zeit gekommen, bis zu der wieder alles unten sein muss, um die Proben pünktlich zu erreichen.“
  2. „Er war nach den mir überlieferten Berichten der Cellist im Bunde.“

Synonyms

CellospielerVioloncellist

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); 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 "Cellist"?
"Cellist" is spelled C-E-L-L-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃɛˈlɪst].
What does "Cellist" mean?
As a noun, "Cellist" means: (männliche^☆) Person, die Cello spielt
How do you pronounce "Cellist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cellist" is [t͡ʃɛˈlɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cellist" come from?
"Cellist" 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 "Cellist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list