celar

/[seˈlaɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#92,794

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

celar is aSpanishverb. It means: Procurar con esmero el cumplimiento y observancia de las leyes u otras obligaciones. Pronounced [seˈlaɾ].

Key facts for celar
PropertyValue
Headwordcelar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[seˈlaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,794
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of celar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for celar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, 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 misspelling variants are generated for celar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is celar, spelled C-E-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Frequency rank: #92,794 in Spanish

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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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.