# cellar

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛlə/ · frequency rank #12,935

## Definitions
1. An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.
2. A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.
3. Last place in a league or competition; some rank near last place.
4. A basement.

## Etymology
From Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium.

## Easily confused with
- **clear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cellar-vs-clear)
- **cells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cellar-vs-cells)
- **cello** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cellar-vs-cello)
- **Cesar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cellar-vs-cesar)
- **CELTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cellar-vs-celta)
- **collar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cellar-vs-collar)
- **collab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cellar-vs-collab)
- **celled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cellar-vs-celled)
- **collard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cellar-vs-collard)
- **cellular** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cellar-vs-cellular)
- **seller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cellar-vs-seller)
- **cell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cell-vs-cellar)
- **cedar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cedar-vs-cellar)
- **Celia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celia-vs-cellar)
- **caller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-cellar)
- **celiac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celiac-vs-cellar)
- **Callan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/callan-vs-cellar)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ccellar`, `celalr`, `cellarr`, `cellra`, `clelar`, `ecllar`

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