# Celtic

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɛltɪk/ · frequency rank #7,104

## Definitions
1. A branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over Western and Central Europe in the pre-Christian era.
2. Any of several sports teams. See Wikipedia for a list.
3. A player for any of several teams named the Celtics.
4. Celtic F.C., a football club from Glasgow, Scotland.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French celtique or Latin celticus, equivalent to Celt + -ic. First attested in the 17th century.

## Easily confused with
- **colic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celtic-vs-colic)
- **critic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celtic-vs-critic)
- **cystic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celtic-vs-cystic)
- **Coptic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celtic-vs-coptic)
- **Celia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celia-vs-celtic)
- **CELTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celta-vs-celtic)
- **Cedric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cedric-vs-celtic)
- **celiac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celiac-vs-celtic)

## Common misspellings (9)
`cceltic`, `celitc`, `celltic`, `celtci`, `celticc`, `celttic`, `cetlic`, `cletic`, `ecltic`

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