celeb
/səˈlɛb/noun
celeb is spelled C-E-L-E-B: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, celeb means “A celebrity; a famous person, a one who is celebrated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of celeb is celebs.
How many letters and syllables are in celeb?
| Letters | 5: C-E-L-E-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is celeb?
Celeb appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce celeb?
- UK /səˈlɛb/
Celeb has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-celeb.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of celeb
- celebs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does celeb mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA celebrity; a famous person, a one who is celebrated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Celeb in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a celebrity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Promi |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does celeb come from?
Clipping of celebrity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).