Celsius
German, noun/ˈt͡sɛlzi̯ʊs/
Celsius is spelled C-E-L-S-I-U-S (7 letters) and appears 6.0 times per million words in written German, the 10,637th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Celsius is a German neuter noun meaning “Celsius” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bezeichner für die konkret verwendete Temperatur-Skala nach Celsius (Celsius-Skala); für sich allein keine…”.
What does Celsius mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterCelsius
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. 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 Wortkombinationen Grad Celsius oder Celsiusgrade; die Temperatureinheit ist das Grad (°)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Celsius
- C symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Celsius?
- /ˈt͡sɛlzi̯ʊs/
- [ˈt͡sɛlzi̯ʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Celsius
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Celsius in German?
Celsius appears 6.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).