Sellerie

[ˈzɛləʁi]

/[ˈzɛləʁi]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sellerie” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,018. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,018
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zweijährige Gemüse-, Salat- und Gewürzpflanze aus der Familie der Doldengewächse

Corpus desk

Index DE-sellerie · Sellerie · German

Sellerie · rank #39,018 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,018
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Selbsterkennt…

Nearest frequency peer: Selbsterkenntnis (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sellerie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Sellerie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sellerie
PropertyValue
HeadwordSellerie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛləʁi]
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,018
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sellerie“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sellerieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Selbsterkenntnis“ (#39,017), „senkrechte“ (#39,019), „Selbstbestimmungsrecht“ (#39,016). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sellerie“ bei #39,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Sellerie (IPA [ˈzɛləʁi]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,018 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zweijährige Gemüse-, Salat- und Gewürzpflanze aus der Familie der Doldengewächse".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sellerie, with forms such as "esllerie", "selelrie", and "selerie". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sellerie, spelled S-E-L-L-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zweijährige Gemüse-, Salat- und Gewürzpflanze aus der Familie der Doldengewächse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Flutende Sellerie ist ein wildwachsendes Doldengewächs.
  2. „Nach und nach kamen die Lieferungen, und irgendwann hatte Dete morgens ihre frischen Schrippen und abends eine Flasche Wein, hatten die Mütterchen mittags ihre Kartoffeln und ein Stück Sellerie und die Kinder ihre Süßigkeiten, wenn sie aus der Schule kamen.“

This word in other languages

celery(English)apio(Español)céleri(Français)aipo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esllerie
  • selelrie
  • selerie
  • selleire
  • sellerei
  • sellerrie
  • sellreie
  • slelerie
  • ssellerie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sellerie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

esllerie2selelrie2selerie1selleire2sellerei2sellerrie1sellreie2slelerie2
Edit distance from "Sellerie"

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 "Sellerie"?
"Sellerie" is spelled S-E-L-L-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛləʁi].
What does "Sellerie" mean?
As a noun, "Sellerie" means: zweijährige Gemüse-, Salat- und Gewürzpflanze aus der Familie der Doldengewächse
What are common misspellings of "Sellerie"?
Common misspellings include "esllerie", "selelrie", "selerie", "selleire", "sellerei". The correct spelling is "Sellerie".
How do you pronounce "Sellerie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sellerie" is [ˈzɛləʁi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sellerie" come from?
"Sellerie" 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 "Sellerie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list