celeste

[seˈlest̪e]

/[seˈlest̪e]/ adj

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The verdict

“celeste” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,230
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que procede, o es propio, del cielo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-celeste · celeste · Spanish

celeste · rank #8,230 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,230
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chaqueta

Nearest frequency peer: chaqueta (+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 “celeste”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “celeste” 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).

celeste vs cueste
71% similar
celeste vs Colette
57% similar
celeste vs celestes
88% similar

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

Key facts for celeste
PropertyValue
Headwordceleste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[seˈlest̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,230
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “celeste”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).celestecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “chaqueta” (#8,231), “cazadores” (#8,228), “callado” (#8,227). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “celeste” va en #8,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around celeste (IPA [seˈlest̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,230 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for celeste, with forms such as "cceleste", "ceelste", and "celeset". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cueste", "Colette", "celestes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is celeste, spelled C-E-L-E-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que procede, o es propio, del cielo.
  2. 2
    Propio o relativo a diversos equipos deportivos que usan un uniforme de color celeste₃.

Synonyms

celestialcélico

This word in other languages

celestial(English)céleste(Français)himmlisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cceleste
  • ceelste
  • celeset
  • celesste
  • celestte
  • celetse
  • celleste
  • celsete
  • cleeste
  • ecleste
  • seleste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of celeste - 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.

cceleste1ceelste2celeset2celesste1celestte1celetse2celleste1celsete2
Edit distance from "celeste"

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 "celeste"?
"celeste" is spelled C-E-L-E-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈlest̪e].
What does "celeste" mean?
As an adjective, "celeste" means: Que procede, o es propio, del cielo.
What words are commonly confused with "celeste"?
"celeste" is commonly confused with "cueste", "Colette", "celestes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "celeste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "celeste" is [seˈlest̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "celeste" come from?
"celeste" 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 "celeste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

callado#8,227Claudio#8,233atiende#8,222apuesto#8,218

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

chaqueta11 variantscomponen11 variantsasociada11 variantsaprendió11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list