cellulite
cel·lu·lite/ˈsɛl.jə.laɪt/noun
cellulite is spelled C-E-L-L-U-L-I-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (cel·lu·lite). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cellulite means “Skin dimpling caused by the herniation (protrusion) of subcutaneous adipose tissue (fat within connective tissue), especially on the pelvic area of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cellulite is cellulites.
How many letters and syllables are in cellulite?
| Letters | 9: C-E-L-L-U-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: cel·lu·lite |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cellulite?
Cellulite appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cellulite?
- UK /ˈsɛl.jʊ.laɪt/
- UK /ˌ-liːt/
- US /ˈsɛl.jə.laɪt/
Cellulite has 3 syllables, split cel·lu·lite in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-cellulite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cellulite
- cellulites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cellulite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalSkin dimpling caused by the herniation (protrusion) of subcutaneous adipose tissue (fat within connective tissue), especially on the pelvic area of women.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cellulite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dimpled skin:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cellulite come from?
Borrowed from French cellulite. By surface analysis, cellule + -ite. Doublet of cellulitis. First attested in the 1960s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).