celda

[ˈsel̪d̪a]

/[ˈsel̪d̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“celda” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,676. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,676
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Habitación en la que se recluye a los presos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-celda · celda · Spanish

celda · rank #7,676 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,676
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cal

Nearest frequency peer: cal (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “celda”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “celda” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

celda vs cola
60% similar
celda vs cena
60% similar
celda vs cera
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for celda
PropertyValue
Headwordcelda
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsel̪d̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,676
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “celda”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.celdacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cal” (#7,675), “cemento” (#7,677), “caga” (#7,674). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “celda” va en #7,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around celda (IPA [ˈsel̪d̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,676 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for celda, with forms such as "ccelda", "cedla", and "celad". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cola", "cena", "cera", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is celda, spelled C-E-L-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Habitación en la que se recluye a los presos.
  2. 2
    Habitación, habitualmente modesta, destinada a religiosos en un convento.
  3. 3
    Fracción de un conjunto de formaciones generalmente repetitivas.
  4. 4
    Cada uno de los compartimentos de un panal.

This word in other languages

cellule(Français)Zelle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccelda
  • cedla
  • celad
  • celdda
  • cellda
  • cleda
  • eclda
  • selda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of celda - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccelda1cedla2celad2celdda1cellda1cleda2eclda2selda1
Edit distance from "celda"

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 "celda"?
"celda" is spelled C-E-L-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsel̪d̪a].
What does "celda" mean?
As a noun, "celda" means: Habitación en la que se recluye a los presos.
What words are commonly confused with "celda"?
"celda" is commonly confused with "cola", "cena", "cera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "celda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "celda" is [ˈsel̪d̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "celda" come from?
"celda" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

armar#7,662amaba#7,659dirán#7,707dudar#7,711

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

ayuden8 variantscolina8 variantsafecto8 variantscuente8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list