coeliac
/ˈsiːlɪæk/
"coeliac" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coeliac” is uncommon English (frequency #64,272 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,272
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coeliac |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsiːlɪæk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,272 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coeliac” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
coeliac is uncommon English at frequency #64,272 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsiːlɪæk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for coeliac, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin coeliacus, from Ancient Greek κοιλιακός (koiliakós), from κοιλία (koilía, “belly”). By surface analysis, coel- + -i- + -ac. Cognate with coelom. The correct English form is coeliac, spelled C-O-E-L-I-A-C.
Definition
- 1Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.
- 2Abbreviation of coeliac disease; used attributively.
Etymology
From Latin coeliacus, from Ancient Greek κοιλιακός (koiliakós), from κοιλία (koilía, “belly”). By surface analysis, coel- + -i- + -ac. Cognate with coelom.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “coeliac”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-E-L-I-A-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsiːlɪæk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.