Celsius
[ˈt͡sɛlzi̯ʊs]
The verdict
“Celsius” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,627 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,627
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bezeichner für die konkret verwendete Temperatur-Skala nach Celsius (Celsius-Skala); für sich allein keine Temperatureinheit; zur Temperatureinheit wird es erst in der Gestalt der richtigen Wortkom...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Celsius |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɛlzi̯ʊs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,627 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Celsius” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Celsius is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡sɛlzi̯ʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,627 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bezeichner für die konkret verwendete Temperatur-Skala nach Celsius (Celsius-Skala); für sich allein keine Temperatureinheit; zur Temperatureinheit wird es erst in der Gestalt der richtigen Wortkom...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Celsius, with forms such as "ccelsius", "celisus", and "cellsius". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Celsius, spelled C-E-L-S-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1Bezeichner für die konkret verwendete Temperatur-Skala nach Celsius (Celsius-Skala); für sich allein keine Temperatureinheit; zur Temperatureinheit wird es erst in der Gestalt der richtigen Wortkombinationen Grad Celsius oder Celsiusgrade; die Temperatureinheit ist das Grad (°)
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccelsius,celisus,cellsius,celsisu,celsiuss,celssius,celsuis,ceslius,clesius,eclsius
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Celsius - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Celsius”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-E-L-S-I-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡sɛlzi̯ʊs] (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
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.