celery

/ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi/

//ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi// noun

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"celery" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“celery” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,042. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,042
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.

Corpus desk

Index EN-celery · celery · English

celery · rank #19,042 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,042
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH ceasefire

Nearest frequency peer: ceasefire (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “celery”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “celery” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

celery vs clerk
67% similar
celery vs clary
67% similar
celery vs clergy
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for celery
PropertyValue
Headwordcelery
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi/
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,042
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “celery”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).celerylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “ceasefire” (#19,041), “characterize” (#19,043), “cautiously” (#19,040). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “celery” is #19,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around celery (IPA /ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,042 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for celery, with forms such as "ccelery", "ceelry", and "celerry". 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. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "clerk", "clary", "clergy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French céleri, from Lombard selleri, a plural of Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon). Displaced English march (“celery, smallage”) and smallage (“wild celery”). The correct English form is celery, spelled C-E-L-E-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
  2. 2
    The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.
  3. 3
    A yellow-green colour, like that of a celery.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In eighteenth century France celery soup was a means of whetting the amorous appetite.

Etymology

From French céleri, from Lombard selleri, a plural of Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon). Displaced English march (“celery, smallage”) and smallage (“wild celery”).

This word in other languages

apio(Español)céleri(Français)Sellerie(Deutsch)aipo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccelery
  • ceelry
  • celerry
  • celeryy
  • celeyr
  • cellery
  • celrey
  • cleery
  • eclery

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of celery - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccelery1ceelry2celerry1celeryy1celeyr2cellery1celrey2cleery2
Edit distance from "celery"

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 "celery"?
"celery" is spelled C-E-L-E-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi/.
What does "celery" mean?
As a noun, "celery" means: A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
What words are commonly confused with "celery"?
"celery" is commonly confused with "clerk", "clary", "clergy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "celery"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "celery" is /ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi/. 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 "celery"?
From French céleri, from Lombard selleri, a plural of Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon). Displaced English march (“celery, smallage”) and smallage (“wild celery”). 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 "celery", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

calves#19,037cramps#19,052binder#19,030biases#19,029

Similar misspelling depth

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

couture9 variantsbergen9 variantsBaroque9 variantsamends9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list