sellar
/ˈsɛlɚ/adjective
sellar is spelled S-E-L-L-A-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sellar means “Relating to the sella turcica” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sellar?
| Letters | 6: S-E-L-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 sellar?
Sellar appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 sellar?
- /ˈsɛlɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sellar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with sellar
Sounds like: seller (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does sellar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to the sella turcica.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sellar come from?
Borrowed from Latin sellāris.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).