celar

[seˈlaɾ]

/[seˈlaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“celar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,794 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,794
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Procurar con esmero el cumplimiento y observancia de las leyes u otras obligaciones.

Corpus desk

Index ES-celar · celar · Spanish

celar · rank #92,794 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,794
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cedas

Nearest frequency peer: cedas (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “celar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “celar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for celar
PropertyValue
Headwordcelar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[seˈlaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,794
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “celar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.celarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cedas” (#92,793), “centraliza” (#92,795), “cebados” (#92,792). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “celar” va en #92,794. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

celar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,794 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [seˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for celar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is celar, spelled C-E-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Procurar con esmero el cumplimiento y observancia de las leyes u otras obligaciones.
  2. 2
    Observar los movimientos y acciones de una persona, por recelos que se tienen de ella.
  3. 3
    Vigilar a los subordinados, cuidar de que cumplan con sus deberes.
  4. 4
    Atender con esmero al cuidado y observación de la persona amada, por tener celos de ella.
  5. 5
    Recelar.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "celar"?
"celar" is spelled C-E-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈlaɾ].
What does "celar" mean?
As a verb, "celar" means: Procurar con esmero el cumplimiento y observancia de las leyes u otras obligaciones.
How do you pronounce "celar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "celar" is [seˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "celar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "celar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cedas#92,793cilla#92,809coged#92,824colee#92,826

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list