celeriac

/səˈlɛəɹiæk/

//səˈlɛəɹiæk// noun

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"celeriac" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“celeriac” is uncommon English (frequency #89,212 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,212
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A form of celery, Apium graveolens, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-celeriac · celeriac · English

celeriac · rank #89,212 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,212
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cerezo

Nearest frequency peer: Cerezo (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “celeriac”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “celeriac” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for celeriac
PropertyValue
Headwordceleriac
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/səˈlɛəɹiæk/
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,212
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “celeriac” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).celeriacfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Cerezo” (#89,213), “challah” (#89,215), “Catesby” (#89,208). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “celeriac” is #89,212. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

celeriac is uncommon English at frequency #89,212 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /səˈlɛəɹiæk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A form of celery, Apium graveolens, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable.".

celeriac doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From celery + -ac. The correct English form is celeriac, spelled C-E-L-E-R-I-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    A form of celery, Apium graveolens, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable.

Etymology

From celery + -ac.

This word in other languages

apio nabo(Español)céleri-rave(Français)

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "celeriac"?
"celeriac" is spelled C-E-L-E-R-I-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is /səˈlɛəɹiæk/.
What does "celeriac" mean?
As a noun, "celeriac" means: A form of celery, Apium graveolens, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable.
How do you pronounce "celeriac"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "celeriac" is /səˈlɛəɹiæk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "celeriac"?
From celery + -ac. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "celeriac", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

charring#89,221chlorate#89,225Brossard#89,189Brindisi#89,184

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list