Cellisten

[t͡ʃɛˈlɪstn̩]

/[t͡ʃɛˈlɪstn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Cellisten” is uncommon German (frequency #85,069 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,069
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Cellist

Key facts for Cellisten
PropertyValue
HeadwordCellisten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃɛˈlɪstn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,069
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cellisten” 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). Cellisten lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Cellisten is uncommon German at frequency #85,069 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃɛˈlɪstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Cellisten has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Cellisten, spelled C-E-L-L-I-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Cellist
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Cellist
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Cellist
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Cellist
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Cellist
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Cellist
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Cellist

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 "Cellisten"?
"Cellisten" is spelled C-E-L-L-I-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃɛˈlɪstn̩].
What does "Cellisten" mean?
As a noun, "Cellisten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Cellist
How do you pronounce "Cellisten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cellisten" is [t͡ʃɛˈlɪstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cellisten" come from?
"Cellisten" 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 “Cellisten”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-E-L-L-I-S-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡ʃɛˈlɪstn̩] (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