celebrity
/səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/noun
celebrity is spelled C-E-L-E-B-R-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, celebrity means “Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of celebrity is celebrities.
How many letters and syllables are in celebrity?
| Letters | 9: C-E-L-E-B-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,365th 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 celebrity?
Celebrity appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th 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 celebrity?
- UK /sɪˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ti/
- US /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/
Celebrity has 4 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-celebrity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of celebrity
- celebrities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does celebrity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA rite or ceremony.
- 2
Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
Many of those that envy celebrities aspire to celebrity themselves.
- 3
A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Celebrity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense famous person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | célébrité, people |
| German | berühmte Person, Prominenter, Prominente, Promi, Star, Berühmtheit |
| Portuguese | celebridade, colunável |
| Spanish | celebridad, celebrity |
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 celebrity come from?
From Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celēbritās.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).