# celeste

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈlɛst/ · frequency rank #22,608

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of celesta (“musical instrument”).
2. An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.
3. Bleu celeste.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis.

## Common misspellings (10)
`cceleste`, `ceelste`, `celeset`, `celesste`, `celestte`, `celetse`, `celleste`, `celsete`, `cleeste`, `ecleste`

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