# celery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #19,042

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

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **clerk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celery-vs-clerk)
- **clary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celery-vs-clary)
- **clergy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celery-vs-clergy)
- **cheery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celery-vs-cheery)
- **cleary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celery-vs-cleary)
- **cutlery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celery-vs-cutlery)
- **celeb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celeb-vs-celery)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccelery`, `ceelry`, `celerry`, `celeryy`, `celeyr`, `cellery`, `celrey`, `cleery`, `eclery`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/celery