Célebes
[ˈseleβ̞es]
The verdict
“Célebes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,656 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,656
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Una de las cuatro islas mayores de la Sonda de Indonesia, ubicada entre el archipiélago de las Molucas y Borneo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Célebes |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈseleβ̞es] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #85,656 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Célebes” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Célebes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,656 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈseleβ̞es]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Una de las cuatro islas mayores de la Sonda de Indonesia, ubicada entre el archipiélago de las Molucas y Borneo.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Célebes, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Célebes, spelled C-É-L-E-B-E-S.
Definition
- 1Una de las cuatro islas mayores de la Sonda de Indonesia, ubicada entre el archipiélago de las Molucas y Borneo.
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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 “Célebes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-É-L-E-B-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈseleβ̞es] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.