celly
/ˈsɛli/noun
celly is spelled C-E-L-L-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, celly means “A cellmate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of celly is cellies or cellys.
How many letters and syllables are in celly?
| Letters | 5: C-E-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 celly?
Celly appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 celly?
- /ˈsɛli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-celly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with celly
Sounds like: selly (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of celly
- cellies plural
- cellie
- cellys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does celly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA cellmate.
- 2
slangA jail cell.
- 3
slangA cellular phone.
- 4
CanadaslangDiminutive of celebration (of a goal).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does celly come from?
From cell + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).