celar
[seˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“celar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #92,794 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #92,794
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Procurar con esmero el cumplimiento y observancia de las leyes u otras obligaciones.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | celar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [seˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #92,794 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “celar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for celar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [seˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #92,794 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Procurar con esmero el cumplimiento y observancia de las leyes u otras obligaciones.
- 2Observar los movimientos y acciones de una persona, por recelos que se tienen de ella.
- 3Vigilar a los subordinados, cuidar de que cumplan con sus deberes.
- 4Atender con esmero al cuidado y observación de la persona amada, por tener celos de ella.
- 5Recelar.
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.
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Using “celar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-E-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [seˈlaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.