Célebes
[ˈseleβ̞es]
The verdict
“Célebes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,656 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,656
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Una de las cuatro islas mayores de la Sonda de Indonesia, ubicada entre el archipiélago de las Molucas y Borneo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-celebes · Célebes · Spanish
Célebes · rank #85,656 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,656
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH cálmense
Nearest frequency peer: cálmense (-2 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 “Célebes”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- CUPS
CUPS
14,350 corpus weight
- curto
curto
14,349 corpus weight
- cálmense
cálmense
14,347 corpus weight
- Célebes
Célebes
14,345 corpus weight
- declinando
declinando
14,341 corpus weight
- demorará
demorará
14,340 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Célebes” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “Célebes” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Célebes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,656 among 8,288 “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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